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38 South Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DN

4 sales on record6 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
191 m²
2056 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 38 South Road

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

38 South Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DN). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

Last sold in December 2016, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 191 m² it's 29.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (148 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 1995–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£530/sq ft) was about 78% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • BasementYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

38 South Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 South Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

38 South Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Nov 2015
    Demolition And RebuildFull
    In report

    Proposed demolition of existing garage and erection of replacement garage/tool store with studio above.

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/15/3017/HHF
    View planning record
  2. Feb 2013
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Fell 1 no. Ash

    Reference
    UTT/13/0471/TCA
    View planning record
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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.

38 South Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£1,123,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£1,090,000

Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 December 2016Most recent

    £1,090,000

    +43.4%over 9 years
  2. 29 August 2007

    £760,000

    +100.0%over 6 years
  3. 26 January 2001

    £380,000

    +123.5%over 5 years
  4. 27 July 1995

    £170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DN: £865,000 (2023–2022).

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On the street

Versus other South Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 38 South Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,707

Street avg £4,180

Strongly above

Floor Area

191 m²

Street avg 172 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 7.6 t/year

Below
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.

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

0.0 km

Bell School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden. 7 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 3DN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low
55 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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