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19 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DS

Extendable3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
134 m²
1442 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 19 West Road

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

19 West Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£496/sq ft) was about 79.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £715,000 in November 2022. 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

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
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

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

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

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jul 2022from Apr 2009
EPC improved fromE43toD61
Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Windows
SinglePartial Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 19 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Apr 2013
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Loft conversion with installation of 2 No. pitched roof dormers to principal elevation and erection of rear dormer

    Agent
    Charles Nash Design & Management Services
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/13/0566/HHF
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2010
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Reduce 1 No Silver Birch by 40%. Reshape.

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    UTT/0009/10/TCA
    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.

19 West Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£720,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.7% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£715,000

Growth on file: 10.7% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 November 2022Most recent

    £715,000

    +88.2%over 13 years
  2. 27 July 2009

    £380,000

    +463.0%over 9 years
  3. 12 August 1999

    £67,500

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.

Price per m² for 19 West Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,336

Street avg £4,060

Strongly above

Floor Area

134 m²

Street avg 159 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 8.2 t/year

Above
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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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
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 19 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.