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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17 Brookside ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Feb 2021
17 Brookside has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
17 Brookside valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 9 years.
£267,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 9 years.
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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
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
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and front extension
What's in 17 Brookside, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5TQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
24 June 2011Most recent
£267,000
+66.9%over 9 years11 January 2002
£159,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5TQ: £400,000 (2025–2023).

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