23 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DS
About 23 West Road
23 West Road is a semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 97 m² it sits well below the postcode median (141 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
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Risks
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Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
23 West Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
23 West Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£525,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DS: £600,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CB11 3DS
Everything we know about 23 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
23 West Road is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 161 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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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