1a, Brookside, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5TQ
1 planning record
About 1a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1a is a detached house in Orwell, Royston, Royston (SG8 5TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 242 m² (around 2605 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 242 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £938,000 is 21.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 49.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £770,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Mar 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1a, Brookside, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5TQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Apr 2020OutbuildingFullIn report
Garden office. Pre-fabricated single storey timber building on concrete base
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 1a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£938,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£770,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
1a outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,182
Street avg £3,551
Floor Area
242 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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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