3 Chequers Close, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5UN
About 3 Chequers Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Chequers Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Orwell, Royston, Royston (SG8 5UN). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £513,000 is 14% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£475/sq ft) was about 71.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £450,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
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 Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Chequers Close, Orwell, Royston, SG8 5UN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Chequers Close 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.
3 Chequers Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£513,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2021)
£450,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 24 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.
Price per m² for 3 Chequers Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,114
Street avg £4,266
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 84 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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