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16 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DS

4 sales on record7 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
173 m²
1862 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 16 West Road

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

16 West Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Last sale on file: £921,191 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 173 m² it's 24.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 29 EPCs). Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£495/sq ft) was about 82.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road
Energy

Energy performance

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

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Feb 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Mar 2026
    Conditions
    In report

    Application to discharge condition 3 (materials) and condition 4 (fenestration) attached to UTT/24/0671/HHF

    Documents
    12 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/26/0722/DOC
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2026
    Amendment
    In report

    Non Material Amendment to UTT/24/0671/HHF - Revise size and type of new wndow to lobby to a sash window that is the same size and style as current window on side elevation rather than the modern version in the plans. Removal of proposal to vonvert existing door to a window in the kitchen extension, this space will be filled and rendered to match the remaining wall.

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/26/0405/NMA
    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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£891,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£921,191

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 September 2021Most recent

    £921,191

    +49.8%over 7 years
  2. 9 April 2014

    £615,000

    +4.2%over 6 years
  3. 10 July 2007

    £590,000

    +57.3%over 4 years
  4. 15 September 2002

    £375,000

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.

16 West Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,325

Street avg £4,061

Strongly above

Floor Area

173 m²

Street avg 158 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 8.0 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

0.1 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.

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

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