9 Chapmans Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Melbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 6AH). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £395,000 sits 58% above the 2012 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£261/sq ft) was about 25% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in December 2012. At 89 m² it's 28.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 9 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Nov 2022
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 9 Chapmans Close.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£395,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 15 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 15 years.
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What we flagged
9 Chapmans Close is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,809
Street avg £3,014
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
21 December 2012Most recent
£250,000
+7.8%over 6 years5 October 2006
£232,000
+157.8%over 8 years19 December 1997
£89,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6AH: £381,000 (2022–2015).

CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
SG8 6BH
Closest school
0.4 km
Melbourn Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB