La Rochelle, Strethall Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TQ
About La Rochelle
La Rochelle is a four-bedroom detached house in Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2008. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £650,000 is 21.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 20.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
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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
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
La Rochelle sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2008Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce height 2 no. Horse Chestnut
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- UTT/1251/08/TPO
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at La Rochelle
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
La Rochelle valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£650,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£535,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 September 2017Most recent
£535,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4TQ: £575,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in CB11 4TQ
Medlars, Strethall Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TQ
Sold Feb 2025
£614,5002 Alma Croft, Strethall Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TQ
Sold Jan 2025
£285,000Sirius, Strethall Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TQ
Sold Mar 2021
£1,175,0001 Alma Croft, Strethall Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TQ
Sold May 2015
£284,000First Cottage, Strethall Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TQ
Sold Dec 2008
£197,500
Everything we know about La Rochelle, 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 Strethall Road homes
La Rochelle is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,408
Street avg £3,889
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 137 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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
0.2 km
Cambridge Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools 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
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB