16 Alpha Place, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DJ
About 16 Alpha Place
16 Alpha Place is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 508 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement.
Across 1997–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £330,000 sits 61% above the 2013 sale of £205,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£404/sq ft) was about 65.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2006. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in March 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- BasementYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
16 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jan 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Alpha Place has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Jun 2006RenovationHeritageIn report
Removal of existing concrete plinth to front elevation. Installation of cellar window with reinforced safety glass. Internal alterations
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/0668/06/LB
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
16 Alpha Place has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£330,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 16 years.
£205,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
1 March 2013Most recent
£205,000
+8.3%over 4 years23 October 2008
£189,250
+1.2%over 3 years3 August 2005
£187,000
+163.4%over 8 years12 June 1997
£71,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DJ: £375,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in CB11 3DJ
1 Alpha Place, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DJ
Sold Sept 2025
£370,00011 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
£395,000
Everything we know about 16 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
Floor Area for 16 Alpha Place lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,345
Street avg £4,593
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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