20 Cross Lane Close, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5QW
3 sales on record
About 20 Cross Lane Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 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 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 69% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 174 m² it's 28.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 11 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £750,000.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Garage
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
20 Cross Lane Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Cross Lane Close, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5QW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
20 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.
Latest sale on 20 Cross Lane Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£738,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2023)
£750,000
Growth on file: 5.1% 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 price per m², 20 Cross Lane Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,310
Street avg £3,000
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 143 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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