4 Blacklands Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BX
About 4 Blacklands Close
4 Blacklands Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 4BX). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £668,000 is 19.3% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 20.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Heating systemGas fired
Energy performance
4 Blacklands Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 Blacklands Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2025PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor side extension and front porch flat to pitch with boarding to first floor from elevation
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/1093/HHF
- Nov 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of two storey and single storey rear extensions
- Agent
- Hibbs and Walsh Associates Ltd
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/17/2707/HHF
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Blacklands 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
4 Blacklands Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£668,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£560,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 July 2016Most recent
£560,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4BX: £615,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CB11 4BX
5 Blacklands Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BX
Sold Sept 2023
£975,0002 Blacklands Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BX
Sold Apr 2023
£409,0006 Blacklands Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BX
Sold May 2022
£615,0003 Blacklands Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BX
Sold May 2021
£776,0008 Blacklands Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 4BX
Sold Jul 2019
£540,000
Everything we know about 4 Blacklands 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 Blacklands Close homes
EPC Rating for 4 Blacklands Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,308
Street avg £4,206
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
Loompits Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB