22 Walden Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TA
About 22 Walden Road
22 Walden Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4TA). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 450 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (81 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £178,000 is 11.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£355/sq ft) was about 50.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £160,000.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
22 Walden Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2025ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Replacement single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/1576/LB
- Sept 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Replacement single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/25/1560/HHF
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 22 Walden Road
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
22 Walden Road valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£178,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£160,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 July 2023Most recent
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4TA: £540,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in CB11 4TA
26 Walden Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TA
Sold Dec 2024
£240,00024 Walden Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TA
Sold Apr 2024
£150,000Riverside Cottage, Walden Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TA
Sold Jun 2022
£950,000Mulberry Cottage, Walden Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TA
Sold Oct 2019
£540,000Folly Cottage, Walden Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TA
Sold Jun 2019
£650,000
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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 Walden Road homes
22 Walden Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£3,823
Street avg £3,410
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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
Cambridge Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB