2 Chapel Close is a semi-detached house in Litlington, Royston, Royston (SG8 0QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2016) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in August 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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2 Chapel Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
2 Chapel Close has no planning applications on record.
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2 Chapel Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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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2 Chapel Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
87 (B)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
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
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0QJ: £280,000 (2022–2015).

Street avg 5.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Bassingbourn Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB