12 Cross Lane Close, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5QW
5 sales on record
About 12 Cross Lane Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12 Cross Lane Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Orwell, Royston, Royston (SG8 5QW). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £504,000 is 19.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 22.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £422,000 in December 2018. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
12 Cross Lane Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F33
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 12 Cross Lane Close, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5QW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
12 Cross Lane Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
12 Cross Lane Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£504,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2018)
£422,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Cross Lane Close homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 12 Cross Lane Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,126
Street avg £3,132
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 5QW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.
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