61 West Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DX
About 61 West Road
61 West Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DX). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £567,000 is 13.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£455/sq ft) was about 61.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
61 West Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of first floor rear extension
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/15/0175/HHF
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
61 West Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£567,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 15 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
19 January 2018Most recent
£500,000
+100.0%over 5 years17 December 2012
£249,950
+11.8%over 10 years3 September 2002
£223,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DX: £765,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB11 3DX
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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
Price per m² for 61 West Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,902
Street avg £3,997
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 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