17 Church Field, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BG
About 17 Church Field
17 Church Field is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Saffron Walden (CB11 4BG). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since April 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 sits 91.3% above the 2005 sale of £173,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 34.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageEn bloc
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Oct 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed first floor rear extension.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/17/2469/HHF
- Apr 2017DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed demolition of existing rear conservatory and erection of rear extension.
- Agent
- Mr D Lynn
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/17/0045/HHF
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Church Field
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
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£331,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.1% per year over 9 years.
£173,000
Growth on file: 13.1% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
27 April 2005Most recent
£173,000
+28.2%over 2 years15 August 2002
£134,995
+136.8%over 6 years25 April 1996
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4BG: £147,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in CB11 4BG
32 Church Field, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BG
Sold Jun 2025
£136,50012 Church Field, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BG
Sold Mar 2025
£345,0005 Church Field, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BG
Sold Oct 2022
£330,00045 Church Field, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BG
Sold Jul 2022
£140,00033 Church Field, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BG
Sold Jan 2022
£147,000
Everything we know about 17 Church Field, 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 Church Field homes
EPC Rating for 17 Church Field lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,662
Street avg £2,726
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
Mannings Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Katherine Semar Infant School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB