What kind of home is 3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ?

3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ is a 5-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

When did 3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ last change hands?

3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ last sold for £1,200,000 in November 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £825,000 in July 2007, so prices have been rising over 14 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ?

Across 2 sales between July 2007 and November 2021, 3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ rose from £825,000 to £1,200,000, a change of £375,000. That works out to roughly +2.6% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ?

The current EPC rating for 3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ is C with a score of 80 out of 100, lodged in April 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ?

3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ has a recorded floor area of 271 m² (2,917 sq ft), around 54 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CB11 3BZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ use?

The latest EPC at 3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ?

3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ in?

3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ sits in Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden. It falls within the CB11 postcode district in Essex.

Is 3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ in a safe area?

Police records around 3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 67% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ?

The closest primary school to 3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ is Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (141m).

What transport links are near 3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ?

The closest bus stop to 3 Long Ridge, Green Road, CB11 3BZ is The Potteries, 277m away. In total there are 12 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Long Ridge, Green Road, Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3BZ

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

271 m²

2917 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 80

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Long Ridge

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

3 Long Ridge is a five-bedroom detached house in Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 271 m² (around 2917 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 67.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 271 m² it's 19.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (335 m² median across 3 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Sold November 2021 for £1,200,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

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.

Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.

EPC Rating

C80

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

5.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Long Ridge, Green Road, Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3BZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Long Ridge has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£1,243,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£1,200,000

Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

16 November 2021Most recent
£1,200,000
+45.5%over 14 years
18 July 2007
£825,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3BZ: £824,000 (2024–2007).

Nearby sales in CB11 3BZ

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On the street

Versus other Green Road homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 3 Long Ridge stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,428

Street avg £3,260

Strongly above

Floor Area

271 m²

Street avg 276 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Above

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 9 years

Below

Comparables

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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.

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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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 3BZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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