What kind of home is 5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF?

5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF?

5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF last sold for £395,000 in September 2013, around 13 years ago. Before that, it sold for £100,000 in March 1998, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF?

Across 2 sales between March 1998 and September 2013, 5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF rose from £100,000 to £395,000, a change of £295,000. That works out to roughly +9.3% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF?

The current EPC rating for 5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF is E with a score of 41 out of 100, lodged in June 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF?

5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (1,066 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB11 4AF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF use?

The latest EPC at 5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF?

5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF has council approval for two-storey rear extension granted in October 2016 under ref. UTT/16/2650/HHF. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF?

5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF is in council tax band E.

Which area is 5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF in?

5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF sits in Saffron Walden. It falls within the CB11 postcode district in Essex.

How safe is the area around 5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF?

Police records around 5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF 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 5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF?

The closest primary school to 5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF is R A Butler Infant School (573m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Saffron Walden County High School (408m).

What is the nearest station to 5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF?

The closest bus stop to 5 Borough Lane, CB11 4AF is Council Offices, 115m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Borough Lane, Saffron Walden, CB11 4AF

2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

99 m²

1066 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 41

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Borough Lane

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

5 Borough Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 4AF). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in September 2013. Across 1998–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £551,000 is 39.5% above the 2013 sale price.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Borough Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jun 2023

EPC Rating

E41

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Borough Lane, Saffron Walden, CB11 4AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Oct 2016
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and erection of two storey rear extension
Agent
Alun Design Consultancy
Documents
12 docs on file
Reference
UTT/16/2650/HHF
View planning record
Sept 2010
Tree WorksTrees
In report
Fell 1 no. Cherry
Documents
1 doc on file
Reference
UTT/1620/10/TCA
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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Current estimate

£551,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£395,000

Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

15 September 2013Most recent
£395,000
+295.0%over 15 years
18 March 1998
£100,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4AF: £425,000 (2023–2020).

Nearby sales in CB11 4AF

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On the street

Versus other Borough Lane homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 5 Borough Lane runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,990

Street avg £5,006

Below

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

0.1 km

Council Offices — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Saffron Walden County High School. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB11 4AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 4AF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

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