3 School Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Abington Pigotts, Royston, Royston (SG8 0SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 is 38.6% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 70.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² it sits well below the postcode median (128 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in November 2015.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Mar 2023
No planning applications are recorded against 3 School Cottages, Church Lane, Abington Pigotts, Royston, SG8 0SQ. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for 3 School Cottages, Church Lane, Abington Pigotts, Royston, SG8 0SQ
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£409,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 19 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 19 years.
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EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 106 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
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
2.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.6dB

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17 November 2015Most recent
£295,000
+50.5%over 13 years14 August 2002
£196,000
+122.7%over 5 years16 August 1996
£88,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in SG8 0SQ: £300,000 (2008–1995).
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Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
SG8 0LP
Bassingbourn Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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