19 Chapel Close is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Litlington, Royston, Royston (SG8 0QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 sits 101.3% above the 2011 sale of £152,000. At 107 m² it's 24.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Last sold in September 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.
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19 Chapel Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
19 Chapel Close has no planning applications on record.
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19 Chapel Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£152,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On epc rating, 19 Chapel Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,421
Street avg £2,287
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
1.7 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
23 September 2011Most recent
£152,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0QJ: £280,000 (2022–2015).

CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
SG8 0LP
Bassingbourn Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB