1 Long Ridge, Green Road, Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3BZ
About 1 Long Ridge
1 Long Ridge is a detached house in Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1511 sq ft) and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 140 m² it sits well below the postcode median (335 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £675,000 is 42.1% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 18.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in October 2011.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Long Ridge's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Feb 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Dec 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/22/2864/HHF
- Jun 2015Loft ConversionFullIn report
Proposed loft conversion
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/15/1245/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Long Ridge was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£675,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£475,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 October 2011Most recent
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3BZ: £930,000 (2024–2007).
Nearby sales in CB11 3BZ
4 Long Ridge, Green Road, Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3BZ
Sold Jul 2024
£1,255,0003 Long Ridge, Green Road, Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3BZ
Sold Nov 2021
£1,200,0005 Long Ridge, Green Road, Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3BZ
Sold Oct 2014
£930,0002 Long Ridge, Green Road, Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3BZ
Sold Aug 2007
£765,000
Everything we know about 1 Long Ridge, in one report
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 Green Road homes
Years Held for 1 Long Ridge runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,384
Street avg £3,608
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 319 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
Years Held
15 years
Street avg 6 years
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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
0.3 km
The Potteries — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB