1 Mount Pleasant Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3EA
About 1 Mount Pleasant Road
1 Mount Pleasant Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3EA). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 114 m² it sits well below the postcode median (178 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Sold June 2023 for £671,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£547/sq ft) was about 84.6% 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Mount Pleasant Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Mount Pleasant Road has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
1no. Beech tree fell to ground level
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/20/2933/TCA
- Apr 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown reduction by 2-3 metres 1 no. Beech and cut back overhanging branches on boundary 1 no. Rowan
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/16/1109/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£635,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 23 years.
£671,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
21 June 2023Most recent
£671,000
+30.0%over 4 years22 January 2019
£516,000
16 December 2015
£518,500
+54.8%over 11 years4 February 2004
£335,000
+55.1%over 3 years24 November 2000
£216,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3EA: £1,270,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in CB11 3EA
15 Mount Pleasant Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3EA
Sold May 2025
£1,270,0003 Mount Pleasant Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3EA
Sold Aug 2023
£1,400,0009 Mount Pleasant Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3EA
Sold Apr 2023
£1,360,00017 Mount Pleasant Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3EA
Sold Feb 2023
£1,075,00019a, Mount Pleasant Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3EA
Sold Oct 2021
£525,000
Everything we know about 1 Mount Pleasant Road, 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 Mount Pleasant Road homes
EPC Rating for 1 Mount Pleasant Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,886
Street avg £4,425
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 217 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 11.4 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
0.0 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
49.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB