1 Chapel Close, Litlington, Royston, SG8 0QJ
3 sales on record
About 1 Chapel Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Chapel Close is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Litlington, Royston, Royston (SG8 0QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£244/sq ft) was about 81.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £430,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Chapel Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Chapel Close, Litlington, Royston, SG8 0QJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
No planning applications are recorded against 1 Chapel Close, Litlington, Royston, SG8 0QJ. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for 1 Chapel Close, Litlington, Royston, SG8 0QJ
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.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£466,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2021)
£430,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of 1 Chapel Close, Litlington, Royston, SG8 0QJ
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other Chapel Close homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 1 Chapel Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,622
Street avg £2,046
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
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
1.7 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 0QJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 3 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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