8 Cross Lane Close, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5QW
About 8 Cross Lane Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Cross Lane Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Orwell, Royston, Royston (SG8 5QW). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 28.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £430,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- 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.
8 Cross Lane Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 May 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Cross Lane Close, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5QW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£467,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2021)
£430,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 7 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.
EPC Rating for 8 Cross Lane Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,209
Street avg £3,123
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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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