39 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DX
About 39 West Road
39 West Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DX). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £807,000 is 15.1% below the 2025 sale of £950,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£501/sq ft) was about 79.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). A recent sale: £950,000 in October 2025.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
39 West Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
39 West Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 39 West Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£807,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 30 years.
£950,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 30 years.
Sales timeline
14 October 2025Most recent
£950,000
+583.5%over 30 years3 July 1995
£139,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DX: £515,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in CB11 3DX
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other West Road homes
On years held, 39 West Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,398
Street avg £3,959
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
0.2 km
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden. 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
39.2dB