What kind of home is 12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR?

12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR last change hands?

12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR last sold for £345,000 in January 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £68,000 in November 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between November 1998 and January 2022, 12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR rose from £68,000 to £345,000, a change of £277,000. That works out to roughly +7.2% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR have?

The current EPC rating for 12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in October 2023. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR?

12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (732 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 30% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in CB11 4DR. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR use?

The latest EPC at 12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR?

12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR is in council tax band C.

Which area is 12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR in?

12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR sits in Saffron Walden. It falls within the CB11 postcode district in Essex.

Is 12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR in a safe area?

Police records around 12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR 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 12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR?

The closest primary school to 12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR is Katherine Semar Junior School (67m), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Saffron Walden County High School (1.3km).

What is the nearest station to 12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR?

The closest bus stop to 12 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR is Katherine Semar School, 102m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Clay Pit Piece, Saffron Walden, CB11 4DR

4 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Floor area

68 m²

732 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 12 Clay Pit Piece

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

12 Clay Pit Piece is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Saffron Walden (CB11 4DR). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.

Sold January 2022 for £345,000. Across the public record there are 4 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. At 68 m² it's 25.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (54 m² median across 46 EPCs). Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 158.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Oct 2023

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.2 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2023from Nov 2013

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedPartial Insulation

Wall insulation upgraded

Low Energy Lighting

50%88%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Clay Pit Piece, Saffron Walden, CB11 4DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Clay Pit Piece has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

4applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Price for 12 Clay Pit Piece has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.

Current estimate

£345,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£345,000

Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

31 January 2022Most recent
£345,000
+50.0%over 7 years
29 May 2014
£230,000
+24.0%over 6 years
5 July 2007
£185,500
+172.8%over 8 years
13 November 1998
£68,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4DR: £295,500 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in CB11 4DR

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On the street

Versus other Clay Pit Piece homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 12 Clay Pit Piece stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,074

Street avg £2,723

Strongly above

Floor Area

68 m²

Street avg 78 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 3.6 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

Katherine Semar School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Katherine Semar Junior School. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 4DR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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