6 Brookside, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5TQ
1 planning record
About 6 Brookside
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
6 Brookside is a four-bedroom detached house in Orwell, Royston, Royston (SG8 5TQ). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £435,000 is 42.6% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 34.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (63 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2010. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in December 2013, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Previously extended
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.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Aug 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 6 Brookside, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5TQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Mar 2010Loft ConversionAmendmentIn report
Proposed lawful development certificate for a loft conversion
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
6 Brookside valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 10 years.
Last sold (2013)
£305,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 10 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.
6 Brookside outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,877
Street avg £3,563
Floor Area
106 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.
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