17 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DS
About 17 West Road
17 West Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a conservatory and a basement.
Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£449/sq ft) was about 62.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £595,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
- BasementYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2022OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a single storey ancillary residential building in the rear garden
- Agent
- Elizabeth Bremner Architecture
- Documents
- 29 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/21/3398/HHF
- Sept 2021OutbuildingOutlineIn report
Single storey ancillary residential building in the rear garden
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/21/2237/CLP
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 West Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£651,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 25 years.
£595,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
11 March 2021Most recent
£595,000
+141.9%over 18 years19 June 2002
£246,000
+113.9%over 6 years23 May 1996
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DS: £600,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CB11 3DS
Everything we know about 17 West 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 West Road homes
On co₂ emissions, 17 West Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,837
Street avg £4,084
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB