47b, West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DX
About 47b
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
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2013ConditionsIn report
Application to Discharge Condition 4 (Energy Efficiency) attached to UTT/12/5952/HHF dated 28 January 2013
- Reference
- UTT/13/3266/DOC
- Jan 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed two storey side extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/12/5952/HHF
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Sales history & valuation
47b has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£759,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 21 years.
£765,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
9 February 2024Most recent
£765,000
+25.4%over 6 years31 May 2017
£610,000
+84.8%over 11 years20 April 2006
£330,000
+20.0%over 3 years6 December 2002
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DX: £515,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CB11 3DX
Everything we know about 47b, 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 West Road homes
EPC Rating for 47b runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,240
Street avg £3,971
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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