12 Brookside, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5TQ
About 12 Brookside
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12 Brookside is a three-bedroom detached house in Orwell, Royston, Royston (SG8 5TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
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 (£435/sq ft) was about 120.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was December 2024 at £370,000 — fresh data. At 79 m² it's 25.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 31 EPCs).
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- GarageYes
- Land
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 12 Brookside, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5TQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
12 Brookside 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.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£390,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2024)
£370,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Brookside homes
Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for 12 Brookside lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,684
Street avg £3,491
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 5TQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.
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