8 Burgess Croft, Saffron Walden, CB11 4GJ
About 8 Burgess Croft
8 Burgess Croft is a property in Saffron Walden (CB11 4GJ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft) and council tax band D. At 79 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (79–149 m²). The latest certificate (March 2014) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£500/sq ft) was about 42.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £425,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Burgess Croft's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Burgess Croft has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Burgess 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£408,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 8 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2022Most recent
£425,000
+37.6%over 8 years10 June 2014
£308,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4GJ: £425,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in CB11 4GJ
11 Burgess Croft, Saffron Walden, CB11 4GJ
Sold Aug 2025
£375,0007 Burgess Croft, Saffron Walden, CB11 4GJ
Sold Jul 2022
£425,0003 Burgess Croft, Saffron Walden, CB11 4GJ
Sold Apr 2021
£370,0001 Burgess Croft, Saffron Walden, CB11 4GJ
Sold Mar 2019
£565,0004 Burgess Croft, Saffron Walden, CB11 4GJ
Sold Nov 2014
£315,000
Everything we know about 8 Burgess 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 Burgess Croft homes
8 Burgess Croft outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,380
Street avg £3,845
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 t/year
Street avg 1.1 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 10 years
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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
Friends Walk — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden. 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
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB