8 Cockhall Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Litlington, Royston, Royston (SG8 0RB). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in July 2002. Today's modelled estimate of £583,000 sits 161.4% above the 2002 sale of £223,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 48.2% below the postcode norm. At 150 m² it's 20.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).
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8 Cockhall Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
8 Cockhall Close has no planning applications on record.
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8 Cockhall Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£583,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£223,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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CO₂ Emissions for 8 Cockhall Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,487
Street avg £3,541
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
25 July 2002Most recent
£223,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0RB: £518,000 (2025–2021).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 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