4 Bury Gardens, Elmdon, Saffron Walden, CB11 4LX
About 4 Bury Gardens
4 Bury Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Elmdon, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4LX). It has a recorded floor area of 192 m² (around 2067 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.
At 192 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £765,000 is 10.9% above the 2020 sale price. Sold December 2020 for £690,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
4 Bury Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jun 2015ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge Condition 3 (Energy Efficiency) attached to UTT/13/3053/HHF dated 20 December 2013
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/15/1595/DOC
- Jun 2015ConditionsIn report
Application to discharge Condition 2 (materials) attached to UTT/13/3053/HHF dated 20 December 2013
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/15/1594/DOC
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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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£765,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 18 years.
£690,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
18 December 2020Most recent
£690,000
+97.1%over 9 years26 May 2011
£349,995
+40.0%over 7 years17 June 2003
£249,999
Everything we know about 4 Bury Gardens, 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 Bury Gardens homes
4 Bury Gardens outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
192 m²
Street avg 57 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.3 km
Ickleton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB