31 Brookside, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5TQ
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About 31 Brookside
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
31 Brookside is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Orwell, Royston, Royston (SG8 5TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 is 17.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£420/sq ft) was about 111.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £285,000 in August 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 31 Brookside, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5TQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
31 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.
31 Brookside has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2021)
£285,000
Growth on file: 6.6% 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.
On epc rating, 31 Brookside runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,524
Street avg £3,497
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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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