15 Mount Pleasant Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3EA
About 15 Mount Pleasant Road
15 Mount Pleasant Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3EA). It has a recorded floor area of 232 m² (around 2497 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.
Across 2014–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,136,000 is 10.6% below the 2025 sale of £1,270,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£509/sq ft) was about 76.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 232 m² the property is well over the postcode median (148 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Most recent transfer was May 2025 at £1,270,000 — fresh data. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
15 Mount Pleasant Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at 15 Mount Pleasant Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jul 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce one side of 1no. Pine tree by up to 3 metres and reduce other side by up to 2 metres. Cut back side growth of 1no. Yew tree by up to 1.5 metre and reduce height by up to 2.5 metres. Cut to ground level 1no. Yew, 1no. Plum and 1no. Ash. Cut back sides by up to 1.5 metres and reduce height by up to 1metre of 1no. Fig. Cut sides in of 1no. Tulip tree by up to 1.5 metres and reduce height by up to 2.5 metres.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/1698/TCA
- Nov 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce height of 1 no. Prunus by 1-2m. Reduce crown of 1 no. Lilac by 1-2m. Remove 1 no. Yew to near ground level. Prune 1 no. Tulip up to 1m. Clip 1 no. Yew to shape. Clip Ivy and reduction of plum trees hedge line.
- Agent
- Mercer Tree Services Ltd
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/19/2753/TCA
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
15 Mount Pleasant Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,136,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 11 years.
£1,270,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
20 May 2025Most recent
£1,270,000
+59.7%over 10 years24 June 2014
£795,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3EA: £1,075,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CB11 3EA
3 Mount Pleasant Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3EA
Sold Aug 2023
£1,400,0001 Mount Pleasant Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3EA
Sold Jun 2023
£671,0009 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 15 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
15 Mount Pleasant Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,474
Street avg £4,463
Floor Area
232 m²
Street avg 207 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 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