15 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DS
About 15 West Road
15 West Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£493/sq ft) was about 78.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 113 m² it's 19.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 29 EPCs). Last sale on file: £600,000 in August 2023. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
15 West Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear extension between 2 existing structures. Update and extend existing outside toilet block. Side window in the kitchen extension to be changed to internal doorway. Replace exterior windows with new timber windows. Extension finished in horizontal cladding
New Windows- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/1469/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
15 West Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£626,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£600,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 August 2023Most recent
£600,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DS: £706,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB11 3DS
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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 West Road homes
15 West Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£5,310
Street avg £4,061
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Station Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
R A Butler Infant School. 7 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB