46 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DS
About 46 West Road
46 West Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (141 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Sold May 2023 for £140,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2005–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£165/sq ft) was about 44.6% below the postcode norm.
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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
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
46 West Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
46 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
46 West Road valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£139,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 17 years.
£140,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
18 May 2023Most recent
£140,000
+34.6%over 6 years9 June 2016
£104,000
+18.2%over 1 year28 August 2014
£88,000
+15.8%over 8 years21 December 2005
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DS: £706,500 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB11 3DS
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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
46 West Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,772
Street avg £1,642
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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