22 Church Field, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BG
About 22 Church Field
22 Church Field is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 4BG). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. At 41 m² this is the 10th smallest of 37 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 37 units on file.
At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 72.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £139,999 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Planning history
22 Church Field has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£145,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 22 years.
£139,999
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
22 December 2021Most recent
£139,999
+241.5%over 22 years17 December 1999
£41,000
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
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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
22 Church Field outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,415
Street avg £2,574
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 45 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 2.8 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
Mannings Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Katherine Semar Infant School. 7 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB