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161 Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3BJ

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
128 m²
1378 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 161 Thaxted Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

161 Thaxted Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £598,000 is 10.1% below the 2025 sale of £665,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£483/sq ft) was about 84.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £665,000. At 128 m² it's 20.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 18 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenWest-facing
  • ParkingOff street
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 161 Thaxted Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3BJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Nov 2018
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Erection of detached garden room

    Agent
    Hibbs and Walsh Associates Ltd
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/18/2614/HHF
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 161 Thaxted Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£598,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£665,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 August 2025Most recent

    £665,000

    +638.9%over 26 years
  2. 18 December 1998

    £90,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3BJ: £454,000 (2025–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Thaxted Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

161 Thaxted Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,195

Street avg £3,021

Strongly above

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Saffron Walden district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Peaslands Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden. 7 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB11 3BJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB11 3BJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 3BJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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