38 South Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DN
About 38 South Road
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.
Know exactly what you're buying at 38 South Road
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
38 South Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
38 South Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Nov 2015Demolition And RebuildFullIn 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
- Feb 2013
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 38 South Road
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
30-day money-back guarantee
Sales history & valuation
38 South Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£1,123,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 21 years.
£1,090,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
16 December 2016Most recent
£1,090,000
+43.4%over 9 years29 August 2007
£760,000
+100.0%over 6 years26 January 2001
£380,000
+123.5%over 5 years27 July 1995
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DN: £865,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in CB11 3DN
60 South Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DN
Sold Mar 2023
£775,00034 South Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DN
Sold Dec 2022
£1,475,00056 South Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DN
Sold Nov 2022
£582,50042 South Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DN
Sold Mar 2022
£865,00044 South Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DN
Sold Mar 2022
£890,000
Everything we know about 38 South Road, 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 South Road homes
On price per m², 38 South Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,707
Street avg £4,180
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 172 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
Similar properties nearby
1 Braybrooke Gardens
CB11 3WH
1 Blyth Court
CB11 3DA
1 Bridgecroft Cottages, Widdington
CB11 3SW
1 Barnfield, Wicken Bonhunt
CB11 3UG
1 Bell College Court, South Road
CB11 3FA
1 Brick Cottage, High Street, Widdington
CB11 3SG
1 Brick Cottages, London Road, Newport
CB11 3PR
1 Bullfields, Newport
CB11 3PJ
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
0.0 km
Bell School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden. 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
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB