Wheelwrights Cottage, High Street, Croydon, Royston, SG8 0DL
1 planning record
About Wheelwrights Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Wheelwrights Cottage is a detached house in Croydon, Royston, Royston (SG8 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (231 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2018
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Wheelwrights Cottage, High Street, Croydon, Royston, SG8 0DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Sept 2019ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension and proposed garage outbuilding to rear
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Wheelwrights 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£220,000
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 Wheelwrights Cottage, High Street, Croydon, Royston, SG8 0DL
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Detailed analysis
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Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for Wheelwrights Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 32 (F)
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 235 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 14.6 t/year
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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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 0DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.6dB
Everything within walking distance
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