3 Chapel Close is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Litlington, Royston, Royston (SG8 0QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £312,000 sits 108% above the 2012 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 17.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 years since the last transfer (February 2012).
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3 Chapel Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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3 Chapel Close saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£312,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 8 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 8 years.
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What we flagged
Price per m²
£1,667
Street avg £2,237
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 84 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
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
17 February 2012Most recent
£150,000
-15.3%over 5 years15 January 2007
£177,000
+36.2%over 3 years10 September 2003
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0QJ: £280,000 (2022–2015).

CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
SG8 0LP
Bassingbourn Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB