What kind of home is 5 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR?

5 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR?

5 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR last sold for £118,000 in August 2014, around 12 years ago. Before that, it sold for £82,500 in November 2002, so prices have been rising over 12 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR?

Across 2 sales between November 2002 and August 2014, 5 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR rose from £82,500 to £118,000, a change of £35,500. That works out to roughly +3.1% per year compounded over 12 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR?

The current EPC rating for 5 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in November 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR?

5 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (547 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR use?

The latest EPC at 5 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR?

5 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 5 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR in?

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

What is crime like near 5 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR?

Police records around 5 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 5 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR?

The closest primary school to 5 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).

How well connected is 5 Clay Pit Piece, CB11 4DR?

The closest bus stop to 5 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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5 Clay Pit Piece, Saffron Walden, CB11 4DR

Property type

Mid terrace

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Floor area

51 m²

547 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 5 Clay Pit Piece

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

5 Clay Pit Piece is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Saffron Walden (CB11 4DR). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 547 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 51 m² this is the 19th smallest of 47 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–112 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 47 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 is 39.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 17.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014.

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Risks

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

Outside

ParkingOff street

Building

Heating systemElectric
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.

5 Clay Pit Piece's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Nov 2021

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Clay Pit Piece, Saffron Walden, CB11 4DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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.

5 Clay Pit Piece valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£165,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£118,000

Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

27 August 2014Most recent
£118,000
+43.0%over 11 years
8 November 2002
£82,500

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 flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Clay Pit Piece outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,323

Street avg £2,299

Above

Floor Area

51 m²

Street avg 46 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

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70 dB

75 dB

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