7 Cross Lane Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Orwell, Royston, Royston (SG8 5QW). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
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 (£330/sq ft) was about 40% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 124 m² it's 15.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (146 m² median across 11 EPCs). Sold February 2023 for £440,000.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
7 Cross Lane Close has no planning applications on record.
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7 Cross Lane Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£463,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 26 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 26 years.
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On co₂ emissions, 7 Cross Lane Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,548
Street avg £3,085
Floor Area
124 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
8 February 2023Most recent
£440,000
+273.0%over 26 years20 August 1996
£117,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5QW: £430,000 (2023–2017).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
SG8 5UX
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB