Mossbury is a detached house in Litlington, Royston, Royston (SG8 0QE). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1809 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £774,000 sits 75.9% above the 2006 sale of £440,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused.
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Mossbury's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Aug 2019
Mossbury has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
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Mossbury valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£774,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£440,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
Price per m² for Mossbury lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,617
Street avg £3,626
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
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
2.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Addition of exterior walls and glazing to existing carport to create new kitchen space.
Addition of exterior walls and glazing to existing carport to create new kitchen space.
12 August 2006Most recent
£440,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0QE: £435,000 (2022–2016).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
Bassingbourn Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB