Sirius, Strethall Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TQ
About Sirius
Sirius is a detached house in Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 236 m² (around 2540 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 236 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include subdivision, an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£463/sq ft) was about 91.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £1,175,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Sirius'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jul 2021SubdivisionFullIn report
Separation of existing annexe associated with Sirius to an independent 1-bedroom dwelling.
- Agent
- BBR Architects
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/21/1940/FUL
- May 2021SubdivisionFullIn report
Separation of existing Annexe associated with Sirius to 1 no. independent one bedroom dwelling.
- Agent
- BBR Architects
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/21/1251/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Sirius was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.3% per year over 7 years.
£1,175,000
Growth on file: 2.3% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
15 March 2021Most recent
£1,175,000
+18.1%over 7 years29 November 2013
£995,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4TQ: £535,000 (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
£285,000La Rochelle, Strethall Road, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TQ
Sold Sept 2017
£535,0001 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
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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 Strethall Road homes
On floor area, Sirius stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,979
Street avg £3,575
Floor Area
236 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 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
0.2 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB