45 Church Field, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BG

45 Church Field is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 4BG). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. At 40 m² this is the 6th 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, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (59 m² across 36 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £140,000. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 is 15% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 77.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.