1 Alpha Place, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DJ
About 1 Alpha Place
1 Alpha Place is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 541 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £370,000. At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£684/sq ft) was about 180.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Listed buildingYes
- Central heatingYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
1 Alpha Place'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Apr 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Prune back by 10ft. per branch 1 no. Rhus Typhina Stag's Horn Sumach
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/19/0183/TCA
- Nov 2014TreesIn report
Reduce overall size and height to clear telegraph lines and public walkway 1 no. Rhus
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/14/3000/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Alpha Place
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
1 Alpha Place has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£355,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 29 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
18 September 2025Most recent
£370,000
+27.6%over 6 years31 October 2018
£290,000
+34.9%over 8 years9 August 2010
£215,000
+6.2%over 5 years1 August 2005
£202,500
+55.8%over 4 years26 June 2001
£130,000
+88.4%over 4 years15 August 1996
£69,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DJ: £375,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in CB11 3DJ
11 Alpha Place, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DJ
Sold Oct 2024
£375,0009 Alpha Place, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DJ
Sold Oct 2024
£370,0004 Alpha Place, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DJ
Sold May 2024
£383,5006 Alpha Place, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DJ
Sold May 2024
£395,00010 Alpha Place, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DJ
Sold Jun 2021
£315,000
Everything we know about 1 Alpha Place, 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 Alpha Place homes
1 Alpha Place outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,366
Street avg £3,838
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Station Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
R A Butler Infant School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB