9 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DS
About 9 West Road
9 West Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DS). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£542/sq ft) was about 96.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: October 2024 at £706,500.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Removal of modern sun room. Conversion of attic with new dormer window. Addition of brick, single storey extension. Sundry hard landscaping to front and rear gardens including reinstatement of boundary wall.
- Agent
- Cowper Griffith Architects
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/1534/HHF
- Mar 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Removal of modern sun room. Conversion of attic with new dormer window. Addition of brick, single storey extension. Sundry hard landscaping to front and rear gardens including reinstatement of boundary wall.
- Agent
- COWPER GRIFFITH
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/0831/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
9 West Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£684,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£706,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
3 October 2024Most recent
£706,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DS: £600,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB11 3DS
Everything we know about 9 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
Price per m² for 9 West Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,839
Street avg £4,036
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 8.2 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