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8 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DS

4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
170 m²
1830 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 30
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 West Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 West Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 170 m² it's 22.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 29 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 90% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 55.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £965,000 is 14.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 69.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Apr 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
15.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 West Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Feb 2018
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Fell 1 no. Yew Tree

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/17/3381/TCA
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2018
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    Agent
    Langley Associates
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/17/3265/HHF
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 West Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£965,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 55.2% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2017)

£840,000

Growth on file: 55.2% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 November 2017Most recent

    £840,000

    +57.0%over 1 year
  2. 14 November 2016

    £535,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DS: £600,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other West Road homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 8 West Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,941

Street avg £4,079

Above

Floor Area

170 m²

Street avg 158 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

15.0 t/year

Street avg 7.9 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Saffron Walden district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB11 3DS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB11 3DS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 3DS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.