2 Chapmans Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Melbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 6AH). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £480,000 is 28% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£342/sq ft) was about 63.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 102 m² it's 17.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 9 EPCs). Sold October 2019 for £375,000.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
New porch at the front of house. Rear single-storey infill extension. Replacement garage with new first floor extension (Re-submission of 20/03602/HFUL)
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2 Chapmans Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£480,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£375,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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2 Chapmans Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,676
Street avg £2,870
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
Extension: Single storey
New porch at the front of house. Rear single-storey infill extension. Replacement garage with new first floor extension (Re-submission of 20/03602/HFUL)
28 October 2019Most recent
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6AH: £381,000 (2022–2012).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
SG8 6HG
Closest school
0.4 km
Melbourn Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB