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17 Mount Pleasant Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3EA

Extendable8 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
178 m²
1916 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 30
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Mount Pleasant Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Mount Pleasant Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 3EA). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

8 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 178 m² it's 20.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (148 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£561/sq ft) was about 89.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,075,000 in February 2023.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 Mount Pleasant Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
16.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Mount Pleasant Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Mount Pleasant Road sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.

  1. Jul 2024
    Outline
    In report

    Proposed Certificate of Lawfulness for 3 No. rooflights on a dwelling in a Conservation Area

    Agent
    Donald Purkiss and Associates LLP
    Conservation Area
    Documents
    17 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/24/1433/CLP
    View planning record
  2. May 2024
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    New rear dormers, rooflights, windows, internal alterations, removal of lean-to and raised deck

    Agent
    Donald Purkiss and Associates LLP
    Documents
    26 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/24/0725/HHF
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Mount Pleasant Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£1,145,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2023)

£1,075,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 February 2023Most recent

    £1,075,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3EA: £1,270,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Mount Pleasant Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 17 Mount Pleasant Road stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£6,039

Street avg £4,412

Strongly above

Floor Area

178 m²

Street avg 212 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

16.0 t/year

Street avg 10.8 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Saffron Walden district page.

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB11 3EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB11 3EA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 3EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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