17 Cockhall Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Litlington, Royston, Royston (SG8 0RB). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1340 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 48). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since March 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £517,000 is 44.6% above the 2011 sale price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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17 Cockhall Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Sept 2020
17 Cockhall Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£517,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 15 years.
£357,500
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 15 years.
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On epc rating, 17 Cockhall Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,871
Street avg £3,435
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
16 March 2011Most recent
£357,500
+26.3%over 5 years23 June 2005
£283,000
+157.3%over 9 years30 January 1996
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0RB: £518,000 (2025–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
SG8 0RB
Bassingbourn Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB