What type of property is 12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX?

12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

What did 12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX sell for?

12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX last sold for £278,500 in January 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £171,000 in July 2004, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX?

Across 2 sales between July 2004 and January 2020, 12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX rose from £171,000 to £278,500, a change of £107,500. That works out to roughly +3.2% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX have?

The current EPC rating for 12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX is E with a score of 39 out of 100, lodged in August 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX?

12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (861 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX?

12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX is in council tax band C.

Where is 12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX located?

12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX sits in Langley Upper Green, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden. It falls within the CB11 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX?

Police records around 12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX 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.

How well connected is 12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX?

The closest bus stop to 12 Long Ley, CB11 4RX is Long Ley, 78m away. In total there are 10 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Long Ley, Langley Upper Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 4RX

Extendable

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

80 m²

861 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 39

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Long Ley

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

12 Long Ley is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Langley Upper Green, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4RX). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 39), 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. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £338,000 is 21.4% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £278,500 in January 2020.

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Extension potentialPossible

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

12 Long Ley sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E39

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Long Ley, Langley Upper Green, Saffron Walden, CB11 4RX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Long Ley 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£338,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£278,500

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

6 January 2020Most recent
£278,500
+62.9%over 15 years
12 July 2004
£171,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4RX: £281,000 (2018–2006).

Nearby sales in CB11 4RX

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On the street

Versus other Long Ley homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 12 Long Ley runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

39 (E)

Street avg 64 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 80 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

Long Ley — bus stop.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB11 4RX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

41.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 4RX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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