18a, Pleasant Valley, Saffron Walden, CB11 4AP
About 18a
18a is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 4AP). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£637/sq ft) was about 187.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £850,000 in September 2024.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- Summer houseYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2020Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension, garage conversion, internal remodelling and external works including adding a parking bay and reconfiguring retaining wall to contain parking bay.
- Agent
- Paul Sheridan Design
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/20/0064/HHF
- Dec 2019Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension, garage conversion, internal remodelling and external works including adding a parking bay and reconfiguring retaining wall to contain parking bay.
- Agent
- Paul Sheridan Design
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/19/2677/HHF
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 18a
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
Latest sale on 18a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£786,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 28 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
9 September 2024Most recent
£850,000
+56.0%over 5 years10 June 2019
£545,000
+68.7%over 12 years29 March 2007
£323,000
+148.5%over 7 years17 May 1999
£130,000
+42.9%over 2 years18 June 1996
£91,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4AP: £640,000 (2025–2021).
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
£640,00010 Pleasant Valley, Saffron Walden, CB11 4AP
Sold May 2024
£359,0008 Pleasant Valley, Saffron Walden, CB11 4AP
Sold Sept 2022
£650,00034 Pleasant Valley, Saffron Walden, CB11 4AP
Sold Jun 2021
£765,000
Everything we know about 18a, 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
Price per m² for 18a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,855
Street avg £3,814
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB