1 Clays Meadow, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4TX
About 1 Clays Meadow
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
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble, Detached
- BalconyYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Clays Meadow's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2023PorchFullIn 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
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Sales history & valuation
1 Clays Meadow's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£1,439,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 6 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
5 April 2004Most recent
£640,000
+79.0%over 6 years23 January 1998
£357,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4TX: £430,000 (2025–1995).
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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 Clays Meadow homes
1 Clays Meadow outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
385 m²
Street avg 308 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 11.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
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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
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB