16 Ash Grove is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Melbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 6BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 is 14.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 59.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Sold January 2021 for £390,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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16 Ash Grove has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£448,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 13 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 13 years.
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On epc rating, 16 Ash Grove stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,286
Street avg £3,784
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

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
5 January 2021Most recent
£390,000
+77.3%over 12 years23 May 2008
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6BJ: £400,000 (2025–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
SG8 6HG
Meldreth Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Melbourn Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB