2 Chequers Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Orwell, Royston, Royston (SG8 5UN). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £411,000 is 14.2% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 81.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £360,000 in June 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 71 m² it's 19.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Oct 2024
2 Chequers Close has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£411,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 21 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 21 years.
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On epc rating, 2 Chequers Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,070
Street avg £4,281
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
0.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
New single storey garden room with flat roof linking the dwelling with the garage.
Extension: Single storey
Lawful Development Certificate for single storey extension
What's in 2 Chequers Close, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5UN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
8 June 2018Most recent
£360,000
+26.3%over 3 years13 April 2015
£285,000
+14.0%over 7 years20 March 2008
£250,000
+163.2%over 10 years16 May 1997
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5UN: £400,000 (2021–2009).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
SG8 5UJ
Petersfield CofE Aided Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB