39 South Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DW
About 39 South Road
39 South Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DW). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a G (score 19), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement.
At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £889,000 is 40% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£401/sq ft) was about 76% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
- BasementYes
- FireplaceYes
Energy performance
39 South 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 39 South Road.
- Aug 2019OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of gazebo in rear garden
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/19/1456/HHF
- May 2017AmendmentIn report
Non Material Amendment to UTT/16/0535/HHF - Increase width of the Bi-fold doors on rear ground floor, removing planned window. Removal of chimney stack both internally and externally.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/17/1377/NMA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 39 South Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£889,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 18 years.
£635,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
14 March 2014Most recent
£635,000
+290.8%over 17 years8 September 1996
£162,500
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
Price per m² for 39 South Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,320
Street avg £3,020
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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
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