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1 Clays Meadow, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TX

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
6
Floor area
385 m²
4144 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Clays Meadow

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

1 Clays Meadow is a six-bedroom detached house in Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4TX). It has a recorded floor area of 385 m² (around 4144 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in April 2004. Across 1998–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,439,000 sits 124.8% above the 2004 sale of £640,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£154/sq ft) was about 16.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, a porch and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 385 m² it's 27.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (301 m² median across 3 EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms6
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageDouble, Detached
  • BalconyYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Clays Meadow's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2023from Nov 2010
Low Energy Lighting
27%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Clays Meadow, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. May 2023
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Replacement of all windows and re-rendering to the existing house. Removal of front porch and re-construction of front entry way, with the construction of a new rear extension. New first floor window with obscured glazing to East Elevation. Minor fenestration amendments to garage side elevation

    Agent
    Snell David Ltd
    ExtensionNew Windows
    Documents
    28 docs on file
    Reference
    UTT/23/0837/HHF
    View planning record
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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.

1 Clays Meadow's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).

Current estimate

£1,439,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2004)

£640,000

Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 April 2004Most recent

    £640,000

    +79.0%over 6 years
  2. 23 January 1998

    £357,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4TX: £430,000 (2025–1995).

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On the street

Versus other Clays Meadow homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Clays Meadow outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

64 (D)

Street avg 59 (D)

Strongly above

Floor Area

385 m²

Street avg 308 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

14.0 t/year

Street avg 11.7 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 10 rooms

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Saffron Walden district page.

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 4TX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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