What kind of home is 5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB?

5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB is a 2-bedroom detached house.

When did 5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB last change hands?

5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB last sold for £300,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £204,500 in March 2005, so prices have been rising over 16 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB changed over time?

Across 2 sales between March 2005 and June 2021, 5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB rose from £204,500 to £300,000, a change of £95,500. That works out to roughly +2.4% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB?

The current EPC rating for 5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in August 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB?

5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (657 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CB11 3DB. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB use?

The latest EPC at 5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB had any planning applications?

5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in February 2022 under ref. UTT/22/0123/CLP. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB?

5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB is in council tax band D.

Which area is 5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB in?

5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB sits in Saffron Walden. It falls within the CB11 postcode district.

Is 5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB in a safe area?

Police records around 5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB 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 5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB?

The closest primary school to 5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB is R A Butler Infant School (210m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Saffron Walden County High School (1.2km).

What transport links are near 5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB?

The closest bus stop to 5 Butler Close, CB11 3DB is Thaxted Road, 292m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Butler Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DB

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

61 m²

657 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Butler Close

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

5 Butler Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DB). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 61 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 is 26% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£457/sq ft) was about 46.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £300,000. 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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Butler Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

Feb 2022
DemolitionOutline
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of replacement single storey rear extension.
Extension
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
UTT/22/0123/CLP
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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

£378,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£300,000

Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

7 June 2021Most recent
£300,000
+46.7%over 16 years
18 March 2005
£204,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DB: £425,000 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in CB11 3DB

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On the street

Versus other Butler Close homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 5 Butler Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,918

Street avg £4,869

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Floor Area

61 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

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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.

Full Saffron Walden report

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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 3DB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

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