2 Cross Lane Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Orwell, Royston, Royston (SG8 5QW). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 174 m² it's 28.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 11 EPCs). Last changed hands 14 years ago, in May 2012. Today's modelled estimate of £579,000 is 36.2% above the 2012 sale price.
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2 Cross Lane Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jul 2020
2 Cross Lane Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
2 Cross Lane Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£579,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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2 Cross Lane Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,443
Street avg £3,208
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
0.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single Storey Extension to Rear of the Property
What's in 2 Cross Lane Close, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5QW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
31 May 2012Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5QW: £430,000 (2023–2018).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
SG8 5FL
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB