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37 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DX

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
143 m²
1539 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 37 West Road

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

37 West Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DX). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£603/sq ft) was about 120.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £927,700 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 May 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 37 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

37 West Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

  1. Jun 2008
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Demolition of existing garage. Erection of two storey side extension

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/0651/08/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2008
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Two storey rear extension

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/0383/08/FUL
    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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2007.

Current estimate

£847,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£927,700

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 May 2022Most recent

    £927,700

    +41.2%over 5 years
  2. 7 June 2016

    £656,800

    +90.1%over 8 years
  3. 19 November 2007

    £345,550

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DX: £515,000 (2025–2018).

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On the street

Versus other West Road homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 37 West Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£6,487

Street avg £3,875

Strongly above

Floor Area

143 m²

Street avg 121 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Above
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

Bell School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden. 7 schools nearby.

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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 3DX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB11 3DX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 3DX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

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 37 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.