17 Brookside, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5TQ
1 planning record
About 17 Brookside
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Brookside is a three-bedroom detached house in Orwell, Royston, Royston (SG8 5TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 sits 57.3% above the 2011 sale of £267,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 53.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it's 28.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 31 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in June 2011, so it's been off the market for around 15 years.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
17 Brookside ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Feb 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 Brookside, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5TQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
17 Brookside has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
17 Brookside valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2011)
£267,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 9 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.
EPC Rating for 17 Brookside runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,293
Street avg £3,546
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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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