18 Pleasant Valley, Saffron Walden, CB11 4AP
About 18 Pleasant Valley
18 Pleasant Valley is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 4AP). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £676,000 is 21.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£406/sq ft) was about 83.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in August 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageIntegral
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Pleasant Valley has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed first floor side extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/0021/11/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
18 Pleasant Valley has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£676,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 18 years.
£555,000
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
20 August 2017Most recent
£555,000
+44.2%over 9 years14 December 2007
£385,000
+175.0%over 8 years22 June 1999
£139,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4AP: £640,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB11 4AP
22 Pleasant Valley, Saffron Walden, CB11 4AP
Sold Aug 2025
£450,00020 Pleasant Valley, Saffron Walden, CB11 4AP
Sold Dec 2024
£640,00018a, Pleasant Valley, Saffron Walden, CB11 4AP
Sold Sept 2024
£850,00010 Pleasant Valley, Saffron Walden, CB11 4AP
Sold May 2024
£359,0008 Pleasant Valley, Saffron Walden, CB11 4AP
Sold Sept 2022
£650,000
Everything we know about 18 Pleasant Valley, 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 Pleasant Valley homes
On habitable rooms, 18 Pleasant Valley stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,370
Street avg £3,980
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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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
0.1 km
The Crocus — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Katherine Semar Junior School. 7 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB