What kind of home is 3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX?

3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX?

3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX last sold for £776,000 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £240,000 in December 2002, so prices have been rising over 18 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX?

Across 2 sales between December 2002 and May 2021, 3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX rose from £240,000 to £776,000, a change of £536,000. That works out to roughly +6.6% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX have?

The current EPC rating for 3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in November 2020. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX?

3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (1,991 sq ft), around 46 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 48% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB11 4BX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX use?

The latest EPC at 3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX?

3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX has 2 approved extension applications on file including two-storey rear extension and two-storey rear extension. The wider record also shows 1 refused application. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX?

3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX is in council tax band E.

Which area is 3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX in?

3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX sits in Saffron Walden. It falls within the CB11 postcode district in Essex.

Is 3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX in a safe area?

Police records around 3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 67% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX?

The closest primary school to 3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX is St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden (914m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Saffron Walden County High School (442m).

What transport links are near 3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX?

The closest bus stop to 3 Blacklands Close, CB11 4BX is Loompits Way, 80m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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3 Blacklands Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BX

3 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

185 m²

1991 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 3 Blacklands Close

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

3 Blacklands Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 4BX). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.

At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £866,000 is 11.6% above the 2021 sale price. Sold May 2021 for £776,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

3 Blacklands Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Blacklands Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Blacklands Close has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.

May 2016
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Proposed two storey rear extension (revision to previously approved application UTT/15/2350/HHF).
Documents
15 docs on file
Reference
UTT/16/0778/HHF
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Sept 2015
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Proposed erection of two storey rear extension
Documents
14 docs on file
Reference
UTT/15/2350/HHF
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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.

Current estimate

£866,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£776,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

6 May 2021Most recent
£776,000
+223.3%over 18 years
20 December 2002
£240,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4BX: £540,000 (2023–2019).

Nearby sales in CB11 4BX

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Versus other Blacklands Close homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Blacklands Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,195

Street avg £4,224

On par

Floor Area

185 m²

Street avg 123 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

On par

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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.

Full Saffron Walden report

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

Loompits Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Saffron Walden County High School. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 4BX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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70 dB

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80 dB

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