40 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DS
About 40 West Road
40 West Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (141 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 is 28.6% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 36% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £154,000 in November 2024.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
40 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
40 West Road valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£198,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£154,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 November 2024Most recent
£154,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DS: £706,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB11 3DS
Everything we know about 40 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
40 West Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,901
Street avg £1,599
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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