24 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DS
About 24 West Road
24 West Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1707 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
9 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £771,000 is 33.9% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 22.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in June 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
24 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
24 West Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Sept 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
1no. Acacia tree - reduce crown and thin 30% 1no. Pride of India tree - thin and remove dangerous branches
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/2294/TCA
- Mar 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
Prune and remove dying branches of 1 no. Acacia, 1 no. Indian Fire and 1 no. Cherry. Remove dead branches of 1 no. Silver Birch.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/21/0212/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 24 West Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
24 West Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£771,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£576,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 June 2012Most recent
£576,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DS: £600,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in CB11 3DS
Everything we know about 24 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
24 West Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,632
Street avg £4,141
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 158 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.0 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