6 Cross Lane Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Orwell, Royston, Royston (SG8 5QW). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £512,000 is 20.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£316/sq ft) was about 35% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £425,000 in October 2018.
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6 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jan 2026
6 Cross Lane Close has no planning applications on record.
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6 Cross Lane Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£512,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 13 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 13 years.
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On price per m², 6 Cross Lane Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,400
Street avg £3,102
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
19 October 2018Most recent
£425,000
+13.3%over 2 years24 September 2016
£375,000
+50.0%over 10 years17 October 2005
£249,999
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5QW: £440,000 (2023–2017).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
SG8 5UX
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB