2 Brookside, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5TQ
3 sales on record
About 2 Brookside
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Brookside is a four-bedroom detached house in Orwell, Royston, Royston (SG8 5TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £449,000 is 40.3% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 25.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in August 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
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What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 Brookside's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Apr 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Brookside, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5TQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Brookside has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2020PorchFullIn report
Extend existing garage to form a canopy linked to a new front porch
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Brookside saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£449,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2013)
£320,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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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.
2 Brookside outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,666
Street avg £3,572
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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.
Common questions
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