15 Beeches Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BU
About 15 Beeches Close
15 Beeches Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 4BU). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2018–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£474/sq ft) was about 48.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £790,000 in January 2024.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
15 Beeches Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension and alterations to the first floor windows on the front and rear elevations
- Agent
- Drawing Inc Ltd
New Windows- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/19/3083/HHF
- Nov 2019ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed single storey rear extension - extending no more than 6m from rear wall, maximum height 2.7 and height to eaves 2.7m
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/19/1967/PDE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 15 Beeches Close
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
15 Beeches Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£781,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 5 years.
£790,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
18 January 2024Most recent
£790,000
+70.8%over 5 years9 September 2018
£462,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4BU: £487,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in CB11 4BU
25b, Beeches Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BU
Sold May 2024
£460,00013 Beeches Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BU
Sold Jun 2023
£792,00043 Beeches Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BU
Sold Sept 2020
£715,00011 Beeches Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BU
Sold Sept 2019
£487,00023 Beeches Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BU
Sold Dec 2018
£425,000
Everything we know about 15 Beeches Close, 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 Beeches Close homes
On epc rating, 15 Beeches Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,097
Street avg £4,108
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
Adams Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Saffron Walden County High 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
47.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB