17 Cross Lane Close, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5QW
About 17 Cross Lane Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Cross Lane Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Orwell, Royston, Royston (SG8 5QW). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since December 2010 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £634,000 sits 56.5% above the 2010 sale of £405,000. At 159 m² it's 17.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Garagedouble
- Land
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
17 Cross Lane Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Sept 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 Cross Lane Close, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5QW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
17 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.
17 Cross Lane Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£634,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2010)
£405,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
17 Cross Lane Close outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,550
Street avg £3,196
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
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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