8 Linton Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 3BU
About 8 Linton Close
8 Linton Close is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3BU). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a basement. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
It hasn't traded since April 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £481,000 sits 318.3% above the 2000 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 63.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Linton Close has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed first floor side extension.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/1120/06/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Linton Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£481,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£115,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 April 2000Most recent
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3BU: £390,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CB11 3BU
26 Linton Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 3BU
Sold Aug 2025
£330,00012 Linton Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 3BU
Sold Sept 2022
£418,00023 Linton Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 3BU
Sold Apr 2022
£460,00010 Linton Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 3BU
Sold Oct 2020
£380,0002 Linton Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 3BU
Sold Sept 2019
£390,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Linton Close homes
8 Linton Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£991
Street avg £3,496
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Peaslands Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB