Meadowbank, Bury Water Lane, Newport, Saffron Walden, CB11 3TZ
About Meadowbank
Meadowbank is a five-bedroom detached house in Newport, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 3TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 235 m² (around 2530 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 235 m² the property is well over the postcode median (105 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 20.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £750,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Meadowbank's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Meadowbank has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
9applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Meadowbank was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£824,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 23 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
8 November 2022Most recent
£750,000
+154.2%over 22 years2 March 2000
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 3TZ: £345,000 (2025–2011).
Nearby sales in CB11 3TZ
6 Bury Water Lane, Newport, Saffron Walden, CB11 3TZ
Sold Feb 2025
£565,0007 Bury Water Lane, Newport, Saffron Walden, CB11 3TZ
Sold Sept 2019
£313,000South View, Bury Water Lane, Newport, Saffron Walden, CB11 3TZ
Sold Nov 2013
£345,0001 Bury Water Lane, Newport, Saffron Walden, CB11 3TZ
Sold Jun 2011
£145,0008 Bury Water Lane, Newport, Saffron Walden, CB11 3TZ
Sold Jan 2009
£249,000
Everything we know about Meadowbank, 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 Bury Water Lane homes
Floor Area for Meadowbank runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,191
Street avg £3,521
Floor Area
235 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
School Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB