12 Cockhall Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Litlington, Royston, Royston (SG8 0RB). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £538,000 is 18.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£314/sq ft) was about 48.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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12 Cockhall Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Feb 2025
12 Cockhall Close has an approved side extension on the planning record.
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12 Cockhall Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£538,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£452,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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EPC Rating for 12 Cockhall Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,377
Street avg £3,396
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 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
2.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side extension
8 January 2016Most recent
£452,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0RB: £518,000 (2025–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
SG8 0RB
Bassingbourn Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB