27 South Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DW
About 27 South Road
27 South Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DW). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 96 m² it's 26.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 3 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £404,000 is 20.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 60.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £335,000.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
27 South Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Mar 2021PorchFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Demolition of single storey rear extension and erection of rear conservatory. Removal of chimney and addition of side and rear facing windows, externally fitted insulation with render finish, rear porch canopy, conversion of cellar to habitable accommodation, minor changes to front access, internal alterations
- Agent
- Hibbs and Walsh Associates Ltd
ExtensionConservatoryDemolition- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/21/0174/HHF
- Dec 2020PorchFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Demolition of single storey rear extension and replace with a conservatory, removal of chimney and addition of side and rear facing windows, externally fitted insulation with render finish. Conversion of cellar into habitable space, relocation of front door to the front of the porch and extend existing porch roof to provide a canopy. Internal alterations and minor changes to front access
- Agent
- Hibbs and Walsh Associates Ltd
ExtensionConservatoryDemolition- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/20/2843/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£335,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 January 2020Most recent
£335,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DW: £215,000 (2025–2003).
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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 South Road homes
27 South Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,490
Street avg £3,297
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 8.4 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
Bell School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB