29 South Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DW
About 29 South Road
29 South Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DW). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a basement.
It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £215,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. At 69 m² it's 28.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 3 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £241,000 is 12.1% above the 2025 sale price.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- BasementYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2025PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Replacement of timber framed rear conservatory with single storey extension and modifications to front porch.
ExtensionConservatory- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/2898/HHF
- Apr 2026AmendmentIn report
Non Material Amendment to UTT/22/2898/HHF - additional rainwater pipe to principal elevation
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/26/0597/NMA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 29 South Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£241,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 27 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
30 October 2025Most recent
£215,000
+64.1%over 21 years27 November 2003
£131,000
+104.7%over 5 years5 July 1998
£64,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DW: £335,000 (2020–1996).
Everything we know about 29 South 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 South Road homes
Years Held for 29 South Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,116
Street avg £3,421
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 8.7 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB