3 Hollow Road, Elmdon, Saffron Walden, CB11 4NA
About 3 Hollow Road
3 Hollow Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Elmdon, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4NA). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold September 2018 for £423,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £524,000 is 23.9% above the 2018 sale price.
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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
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
3 Hollow Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Aug 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Hollow Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
4applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
3 Hollow Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£524,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 23 years.
£423,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
13 September 2018Most recent
£423,000
+9.9%over 3 years7 July 2015
£385,000
+25.8%over 9 months25 September 2014
£306,000
+257.9%over 18 years23 October 1995
£85,500
Median price across the last 3 sales in CB11 4NA: £242,000 (2007–2001).
Everything we know about 3 Hollow Road, 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 Hollow Road homes
EPC Rating for 3 Hollow Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 82 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.7 km
Ickleton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School. 1 school 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
42.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB