What type of property is 20 Merton Place, CB11 4TH?

20 Merton Place, CB11 4TH is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 20 Merton Place, CB11 4TH sell for?

20 Merton Place, CB11 4TH last sold for £320,000 in September 2024, around 2 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 20 Merton Place, CB11 4TH have?

The current EPC rating for 20 Merton Place, CB11 4TH is F with a score of 38 out of 100, lodged in March 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 20 Merton Place, CB11 4TH?

20 Merton Place, CB11 4TH has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (753 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 20 Merton Place, CB11 4TH heated?

The latest EPC at 20 Merton Place, CB11 4TH records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 20 Merton Place, CB11 4TH?

20 Merton Place, CB11 4TH is in council tax band C.

Where is 20 Merton Place, CB11 4TH located?

20 Merton Place, CB11 4TH sits in Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden. It falls within the CB11 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 20 Merton Place, CB11 4TH?

Police records around 20 Merton Place, CB11 4TH 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.

What is the nearest station to 20 Merton Place, CB11 4TH?

The closest bus stop to 20 Merton Place, CB11 4TH is Cambridge Road, 375m away. The nearest rail option is Great Chesterford Rail Station, 2.7km away.

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20 Merton Place, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TH

Extendable1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

70 m²

753 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 38

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 Merton Place

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

20 Merton Place is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4TH). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 70 m² it's 21.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 29 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 is 10.3% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£425/sq ft) was about 80.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2024 for £320,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes
OutbuildingsYes

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.

20 Merton Place sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F38

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Merton Place, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apr 2025
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Replacement of all windows and re-rendering of existing house. Erection of a single storey rear extension.
Documents
16 docs on file
Reference
UTT/25/1131/HHF
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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.

20 Merton Place valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£353,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2024)

£320,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

19 September 2024Most recent
£320,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4TH: £320,000 (2025–2014).

Nearby sales in CB11 4TH

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On the street

Versus other Merton Place homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 20 Merton Place runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,571

Street avg £3,159

Strongly above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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

0.4 km

Cambridge Road — bus stop.

Closest school

2.7 km

St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 4TH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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