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47b, West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DX

4 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
146 m²
1572 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 75
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 47b

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

47b is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DX). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £765,000 in February 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£487/sq ft) was about 73.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • GarageYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 47b, West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Dec 2013
    Conditions
    In report

    Application to Discharge Condition 4 (Energy Efficiency) attached to UTT/12/5952/HHF dated 28 January 2013

    Reference
    UTT/13/3266/DOC
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2013
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey · Side of property

    Proposed two storey side extension

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/12/5952/HHF
    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.

47b has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.

Current estimate

£759,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£765,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 February 2024Most recent

    £765,000

    +25.4%over 6 years
  2. 31 May 2017

    £610,000

    +84.8%over 11 years
  3. 20 April 2006

    £330,000

    +20.0%over 3 years
  4. 6 December 2002

    £275,000

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.

EPC Rating for 47b runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,240

Street avg £3,971

Strongly above

Floor Area

146 m²

Street avg 121 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly 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

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