1b, Birdbush Avenue, Saffron Walden, CB11 4DJ

1b is a semi-detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 4DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (July 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

It hasn't traded since February 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £526,000 sits 70.8% above the 2011 sale of £308,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.