35 Ash Grove is a four-bedroom detached house in Melbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 6BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 50.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £490,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
35 Ash Grove has an approved front extension on the planning record.
Proposed extensions and alterations
Latest sale on 35 Ash Grove was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£525,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 15 years.
£490,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 15 years.
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On years held, 35 Ash Grove runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,016
Street avg £3,806
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 95 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

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Extension: Front of property
Front porch extension
Full planning data for 35 Ash Grove, Melbourn, Royston, SG8 6BJ
Every application and decision on this property and nearby, in full, in the report.
20 March 2025Most recent
£490,000
+8.9%over 5 years7 February 2020
£450,000
+73.1%over 9 years19 March 2010
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6BJ: £395,000 (2025–2021).
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CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
SG8 6BZ
Meldreth Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
Melbourn Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB