2 Chequers Close, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5UN
4 sales on record
About 2 Chequers Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Garage
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Oct 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Chequers Close, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5UN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Chequers Close has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2018OutbuildingFullIn report
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£411,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2018)
£360,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Chequers Close homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
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
0.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 5UN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 1 points of interest in total.
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