5 Westfields, Saffron Walden, CB11 3DZ
About 5 Westfields
5 Westfields is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £541,000 is 20.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 60.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in December 2017, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 5 Westfields.
- Sept 2007FullIn report
Amendment to condition c.19.1 of approved application UTT/1096/06/FUL
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/1397/07/FUL
- Aug 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Proposed two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/1096/06/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5 Westfields
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Westfields valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£541,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£450,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 December 2017Most recent
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3DZ: £486,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in CB11 3DZ
Everything we know about 5 Westfields, 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 Westfields homes
On habitable rooms, 5 Westfields stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,688
Street avg £5,040
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
Friends' 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
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB