4 Chapel Close, Litlington, Royston, SG8 0QJ
About 4 Chapel Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Chapel Close is a mid-terrace house in Litlington, Royston, Royston (SG8 0QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in August 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £269,000 sits 363.8% above the 1999 sale of £58,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£95/sq ft) was about 33.2% below the postcode norm. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
4 Chapel Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
0.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Chapel Close, Litlington, Royston, SG8 0QJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 Chapel Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
4 Chapel Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1999)
£58,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Chapel Close homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 4 Chapel Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,018
Street avg £2,367
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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.
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