What kind of home is 18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE?

18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE sell for?

18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE last sold for £397,500 in June 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £287,500 in December 2016, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE?

Across 2 sales between December 2016 and June 2022, 18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE rose from £287,500 to £397,500, a change of £110,000. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE have?

The current EPC rating for 18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in November 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE?

18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE use?

The latest EPC at 18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE have?

18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in November 2022 under ref. UTT/22/2600/HHF. The wider record also shows 2 refused applications. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE?

18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE is in council tax band D.

Which area is 18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE in?

18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE sits in Newport, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden. It falls within the CB11 postcode district in Essex.

Is 18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE in a safe area?

Police records around 18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 67% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE?

The closest primary school to 18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE is Newport Primary School (459m). The closest secondary is Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport (482m).

How well connected is 18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE?

The closest bus stop to 18 Barnard Close, CB11 3QE is The Old Forge, 201m away. The nearest rail option is Newport (Essex) Rail Station, 420m away.

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18 Barnard Close, Newport, Saffron Walden, CB11 3QE

Extendable3 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Barnard Close

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

18 Barnard Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Newport, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3QE). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £442,000 is 11.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£499/sq ft) was about 39.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2022 for £397,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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similar homes nearby

Trends

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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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes
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.

18 Barnard Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Barnard Close, Newport, Saffron Walden, CB11 3QE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Barnard Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

Nov 2022
Garage ConversionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Garage conversion and single storey rear extension
Agent
CANNON Architectural Design Ltd.
Extension
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
UTT/22/2600/HHF
View planning record
Jan 2020
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Proposed rear and side extension
Agent
NWFT Trading limited
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
UTT/19/2979/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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£442,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£397,500

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

27 June 2022Most recent
£397,500
+38.3%over 5 years
21 December 2016
£287,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3QE: £330,000 (2025–2016).

Nearby sales in CB11 3QE

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On the street

Versus other Barnard Close homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 18 Barnard Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,372

Street avg £4,272

Strongly above

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Old Forge — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Newport Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 3QE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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