2 Bluebell Drive, Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3JR
About 2 Bluebell Drive
2 Bluebell Drive is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3JR). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft). The latest certificate (January 2017) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).
At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (130 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2017–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at -5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £750,000 is 16.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 24.3% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £642,000 in July 2020.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Bluebell Drive has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Bluebell Drive
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£750,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -5.9% per year over 3 years.
£642,000
Growth on file: -5.9% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
23 July 2020Most recent
£642,000
-16.6%over 3 years23 July 2017
£769,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3JR: £725,000 (2021–2018).
Nearby sales in CB11 3JR
10 Bluebell Drive, Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3JR
Sold Dec 2021
£875,0004 Bluebell Drive, Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3JR
Sold Sept 2019
£598,0006 Bluebell Drive, Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3JR
Sold Jun 2019
£615,00017 Bluebell Drive, Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3JR
Sold Mar 2017
£600,00012 Bluebell Drive, Rickling Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 3JR
Sold Mar 2017
£785,000
Everything we know about 2 Bluebell Drive, 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 Bluebell Drive homes
2 Bluebell Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,986
Street avg £3,786
Floor Area
215 m²
Street avg 150 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 9 years
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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
0.2 km
The Potteries — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Rickling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB