2 Butler Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DB
About 2 Butler Close
2 Butler Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DB). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £521,000 is 24.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£363/sq ft) was about 16.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Butler Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Butler Close has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2015ConservatoryFullIn report
Proposed orangery to the rear of existing bungalow
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/15/1555/HHF
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Butler Close
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
2 Butler Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
£521,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 15 years.
£418,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
25 February 2015Most recent
£418,000
+178.7%over 15 years16 December 1999
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DB: £425,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in CB11 3DB
11 Butler Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DB
Sold May 2024
£475,0006 Butler Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DB
Sold May 2023
£482,0005 Butler Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DB
Sold Jun 2021
£300,0003a, Butler Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DB
Sold Jun 2020
£276,0007 Butler Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DB
Sold Feb 2019
£425,000
Everything we know about 2 Butler Close, 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 Butler Close homes
EPC Rating for 2 Butler Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,907
Street avg £4,947
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.3 km
Thaxted Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
R A Butler Infant School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB