57 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DX
About 57 West Road
57 West Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DX). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in July 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Other recorded features include a basement. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 sits 62.1% above the 2016 sale of £250,500. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 81 m² it's 26.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 15 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 10 years ago, in January 2016.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2016DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Demolition of single storey rear extension and erection of two storey rear extension
- Agent
- Hibbs and Walsh Associates Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/16/0995/HHF
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Sales history & valuation
£406,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 January 2016Most recent
£250,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DX: £765,000 (2025–2021).
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Versus other West Road homes
57 West Road outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,093
Street avg £4,136
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 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