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30a, Pleasant Valley, Saffron Walden, CB11 4AP

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
127 m²
1367 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 30a

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

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

Energy performance

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

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Feb 2023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

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 30a, Pleasant Valley, Saffron Walden, CB11 4AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jan 2025
    Garage ConversionFull
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2008
    PorchFull
    In 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
    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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£781,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£695,250

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 September 2020Most recent

    £695,250

    +42.2%over 7 years
  2. 29 August 2013

    £489,000

    +37.7%over 6 years
  3. 24 May 2007

    £355,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4AP: £640,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Pleasant Valley homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 30a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,474

Street avg £3,906

Strongly above

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 117 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Saffron Walden district page.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 4AP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 30a, Pleasant Valley, Saffron Walden, CB11 4AP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.