What kind of home is 7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU?

7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU?

7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU last sold for £500,000 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU have?

The current EPC rating for 7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in February 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU?

7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (1,055 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in CB11 4XU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU use?

The latest EPC at 7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU?

The most recent planning decision at 7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU was a refusal for single-storey side extension (ref. UTT/21/2393/CLP) in September 2021. Earlier filings include 1 approved application on the same address. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU?

7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU is in council tax band E.

Which area is 7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU in?

7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU sits in Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden. It falls within the CB11 postcode district in Essex.

What is crime like near 7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU?

Police records around 7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 67% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU?

The closest primary school to 7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU is St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (2.4km). The closest secondary is Saffron Walden County High School (2.5km).

What transport links are near 7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU?

The closest bus stop to 7 Kents Yard, CB11 4XU is Cambridge Road, 126m away. The nearest rail option is Great Chesterford Rail Station, 3.0km away.

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7 Kents Yard, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XU

2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

98 m²

1055 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 7 Kents Yard

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

7 Kents Yard is a three-bedroom detached house in Littlebury, Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden (CB11 4XU). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £578,000 is 15.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£474/sq ft) was about 68.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £500,000 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

7 Kents Yard's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Kents Yard, Littlebury, Saffron Walden, CB11 4XU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a single-storey side extension application was refused at 7 Kents Yard in 2021.

Nov 2021
DemolitionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed demolition of conservatory and erection of single storey extension and alterations
Agent
Alun Design Consultancy
Extension
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
UTT/21/2930/HHF
View planning record
Sept 2021
ExtensionOutline
In report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Proposed single storey side extension
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
UTT/21/2393/CLP
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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£578,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£500,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

27 May 2021Most recent
£500,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB11 4XU: £360,000 (2023–2020).

Nearby sales in CB11 4XU

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On the street

Versus other Kents Yard homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 7 Kents Yard lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,102

Street avg £4,286

Above

Floor Area

98 m²

Street avg 109 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

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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.

Full Saffron Walden report

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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for CB11 4XU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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