30a, Pleasant Valley, Saffron Walden, CB11 4AP
About 30a
30a is a 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 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
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. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £781,000 is 12.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£509/sq ft) was about 147.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £695,250 in September 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
30a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jan 2025Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Extending ground level kitchen into rear porch, opening kitchen into adjacent rear living space and changing the rear walls, facing the garden to glass sliding doors. Conversion of garage into 2 separate internal rooms, a utility room attached to the kitchen and office space entered from hallway. Rebuilding of side extension incorporating a new roof light. Replacement of all windows and rendering the full exterior of the house.
ExtensionNew Windows- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/0179/HHF
- Apr 2008PorchFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two Storey rear & first floor side extensions, porch to front
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/0261/08/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 30a
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£781,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 13 years.
£695,250
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
2 September 2020Most recent
£695,250
+42.2%over 7 years29 August 2013
£489,000
+37.7%over 6 years24 May 2007
£355,000
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 30a, 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 30a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,474
Street avg £3,906
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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