1 Auton Croft, Saffron Walden, CB11 4DY
About 1 Auton Croft
1 Auton Croft is a four-bedroom detached house in Saffron Walden (CB11 4DY). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1714 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £664,000 is 34.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 81.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in September 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
1 Auton Croft 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Oct 2018
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Auton Croft has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Auton Croft
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
Latest sale on 1 Auton Croft was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£664,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 17 years.
£495,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
9 September 2015Most recent
£495,000
+209.4%over 16 years22 October 1998
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4DY: £271,800 (2024–2015).
Nearby sales in CB11 4DY
23 Auton Croft, Saffron Walden, CB11 4DY
Sold May 2024
£330,00021 Auton Croft, Saffron Walden, CB11 4DY
Sold Jul 2020
£275,00018a, Auton Croft, Saffron Walden, CB11 4DY
Sold Mar 2017
£271,80015 Auton Croft, Saffron Walden, CB11 4DY
Sold Apr 2015
£112,00019 Auton Croft, Saffron Walden, CB11 4DY
Sold Jul 2011
£226,000
Everything we know about 1 Auton Croft, 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 Auton Croft homes
1 Auton Croft is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,108
Street avg £2,834
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
Fulfen Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Katherine Semar Junior School. 7 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB