Ashdon Road, Saffron Walden
East of England
£400,000
Listed on 20/09/2026
Listed on 20/09/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
3Type
Semi DetachedArea
827 sqftFeatures
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This chain-free three-bedroom semi-detached house is close to Saffron Walden town centre and offers scope for improvement and possible extension, subject to the necessary consents. The ground floor comprises a living room, kitchen/breakfast room and bathroom, while upstairs are three bedrooms and a separate WC.
Outside, the property has a generous rear garden with a workshop and store, plus driveway parking at the front. The accommodation and outdoor space provide options for a buyer wishing to update the property to their own requirements. The town's shops, schools and leisure facilities are nearby, with Audley End station around two miles away and access to the M11 at Stump Cross around four miles away.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
42out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This chain-free three-bedroom semi has a useful canvas for a medium-scale update: the photographed rooms look generally intact, while older finishes, the dated kitchen and bathroom, and tired flooring give a buyer clear scope to modernise. The generous established garden, workshop and store add character and practical potential, with extension possibilities mentioned by the listing subject to consents.
The main drawback is the price: at £400,000, the asking figure is around 15% above the local £/sqf average. With a mid-to-substantial programme of improvements on top, the purchase costs look stretched against local benchmarks for a home of this floor area; that comparison is with current local averages, not a forecast of post-renovation value.
Key opportunities
- Modernise the dated kitchen and bathroom, and refresh finishes and flooring across the photographed rooms.
- Improve the established garden, retaining its mature planting and paved areas while addressing overgrowth and uneven patches.
- Make use of the workshop and store; the listing also cites extension potential, subject to necessary consents and feasibility.
Key risks
- At the asking price, the purchase plus a mid-to-substantial improvement programme looks difficult to reconcile with local benchmarks for this floor area.
- All-in costs look stretched when the asking price sits alongside the indicated works scale — around 20% above what similar-sized stock commands locally today; post-works value sits outside our data.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Audley End Rail Station
2.3 miles
Train · Audley End
Great Chesterford Rail Station
3.4 miles
Train · Great Chesterford
Newport (Essex) Rail Station
3.5 miles
Train · Newport
Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station
6.5 miles
Train · Whittlesford
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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%
Current average variable rate is 6.58%
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£1,634
Based on a loan of £300,000 over 30 years at 5.13% interest
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