1 Kents Yard, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XU
About 1 Kents Yard
1 Kents Yard is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4XU). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£443/sq ft) was about 57.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £315,000 in October 2020.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
1 Kents Yard's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Kents Yard has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2021AmendmentIn report
Non material amendment to UTT/21/0381/HHF- Change mono pitch roof to a gable roof
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/21/1677/NMA
- Apr 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single story rear extension.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- UTT/21/0381/HHF
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 1 Kents Yard
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£315,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 October 2020Most recent
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4XU: £500,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in CB11 4XU
8 Kents Yard, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XU
Sold Apr 2023
£665,00012 Kents Yard, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XU
Sold Dec 2022
£710,0002 Kents Yard, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XU
Sold Oct 2022
£360,0004 Kents Yard, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XU
Sold Jun 2021
£350,0007 Kents Yard, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XU
Sold May 2021
£500,000
Everything we know about 1 Kents Yard, 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 Kents Yard homes
1 Kents Yard is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£4,773
Street avg £4,323
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
0.1 km
Cambridge Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB