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14 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DS

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
142 m²
1528 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 33
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 14 West Road

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

14 West Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 90% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £785,000 is 21.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 53% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in February 2017.

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Valuation

against the asking price

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
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • 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.

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F33
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14 West Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

9applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Price for 14 West Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£785,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£645,000

Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 February 2017Most recent

    £645,000

    +401.9%over 21 years

  2. 14 February 1996

    £128,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DS: £600,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other West Road homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

14 West Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,542

Street avg £4,098

On par

Floor Area

142 m²

Street avg 159 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 8.0 t/year

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£533k

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£519k

1 Bell College Court, South Road

CB11 3FA

3 bed2 bath
£475k

1 Brick Cottage, High Street, Widdington

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3 bed
£397k

1 Brick Cottages, London Road, Newport

CB11 3PR

3 bed
£355k

1 Bullfields, Newport

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£350k

1 Bury Water Lane, Newport

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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

0.1 km

Station Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

R A Butler Infant School. 7 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 3DS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB11 3DS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 3DS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 14 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.