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3 sales on record
About 18 Saffron Way
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Saffron Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Tiptree, Colchester, Colchester (CO5 0AY). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since September 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Colchester HPI: 9.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 sits 321.7% above the 1999 sale of £82,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 61.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2022. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 90 m² it's 16.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 23 EPCs).
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- StudyYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18 Saffron Way, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2022Garage ConversionFullGranted
Conversion of an existing garage into a bedroom and W.C. Existing garage roof to be replaced with a new flat roof with a small pitched roof to the front, to match the adjacent property.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
18 Saffron Way's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (1999)
£82,995
Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Saffron Way homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 18 Saffron Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£922
Street avg £3,180
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO5 0AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 33 points of interest in total.
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