12 Chapmans Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Melbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 6AH). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£501/sq ft) was about 140.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 139 m² it's 27.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 9 EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £750,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Latest sale on 12 Chapmans Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£770,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 23 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 23 years.
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On price per m², 12 Chapmans Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,396
Street avg £2,583
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 118 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
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
24 June 2022Most recent
£750,000
+20.0%over 1 year20 November 2020
£625,000
+227.2%over 21 years5 July 1999
£191,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6AH: £375,000 (2020–2012).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
SG8 6QJ
Closest school
0.4 km
Melbourn Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB