11 Brookside is a detached house in Orwell, Royston, Royston (SG8 5TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£474/sq ft) was about 140.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2023 at £392,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 77 m² it's 22.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 31 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
11 Brookside has no planning applications on record.
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11 Brookside has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 24 years.
£392,500
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 24 years.
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11 Brookside outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,097
Street avg £3,474
Floor Area
77 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Floor insulation added or improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
15 September 2023Most recent
£392,500
+45.4%over 9 years16 May 2014
£270,000
+14.9%over 3 years20 October 2010
£235,000
+109.8%over 10 years20 December 1999
£112,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5TQ: £400,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
SG8 5HB
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB