8 Chapmans Close is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Melbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 6AH). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 is 24% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 15.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £327,500 in April 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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8 Chapmans Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£406,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 24 years.
£327,500
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 24 years.
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Years Held for 8 Chapmans Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,005
Street avg £2,982
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 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
3 April 2020Most recent
£327,500
+46.5%over 13 years26 February 2007
£223,500
+4.9%over 1 year10 June 2005
£213,000
+213.2%over 9 years8 March 1996
£68,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6AH: £381,000 (2022–2012).

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