4 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DS
About 4 West Road
4 West Road is a six-bedroom detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 325 m² (around 3498 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
Today's modelled estimate of £1,116,000 is 13.2% below the 2025 sale of £1,285,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 33.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 325 m² the property is well over the postcode median (139 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Most recent transfer was June 2025 at £1,285,000 — fresh data.
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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
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
4 West Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 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
Latest sale on 4 West Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,116,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 June 2025Most recent
£1,285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DS: £600,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in CB11 3DS
Everything we know about 4 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
4 West Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,954
Street avg £4,126
Floor Area
325 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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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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