11 Chapmans Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Melbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 6AH). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £657,000 sits 58.3% above the 2012 sale of £415,000. At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Last sold in August 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
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11 Chapmans Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Sept 2021
11 Chapmans Close has no planning applications on record.
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11 Chapmans Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£657,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 17 years.
£415,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 17 years.
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What we flagged
On floor area, 11 Chapmans Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,442
Street avg £3,076
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.9 km
Meldreth Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
10 August 2012Most recent
£415,000
+348.6%over 16 years31 January 1996
£92,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6AH: £381,000 (2022–2015).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
SG8 6NT
Closest school
0.4 km
Melbourn Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB