Cobbs Wood Cottage, Old Wimpole Road, Arrington, Royston, SG8 0BP
About Cobbs Wood Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Cobbs Wood Cottage is a semi-detached house in Arrington, Royston, Royston (SG8 0BP). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 157 m² it's 18.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (193 m² median across 3 EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Cobbs Wood Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Cobbs Wood Cottage, Old Wimpole Road, Arrington, Royston, SG8 0BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
No planning applications are recorded against Cobbs Wood Cottage, Old Wimpole Road, Arrington, Royston, SG8 0BP. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for Cobbs Wood Cottage, Old Wimpole Road, Arrington, Royston, SG8 0BP
Every application and decision on this property and nearby, in full, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Cobbs Wood Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£544,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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The complete analysis of Cobbs Wood Cottage, Old Wimpole Road, Arrington, Royston, SG8 0BP
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Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other Old Wimpole Road homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 40 (E)
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 170 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 12.1 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Royston district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
2.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 0BP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.
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