3 Cedar Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Melbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 6BL). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a conservatory, a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2015. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£484/sq ft) was about 162.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £630,000.
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3 Cedar Close has no planning applications on record.
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Latest sale on 3 Cedar Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£662,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 29 years.
£630,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 29 years.
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On price per m², 3 Cedar Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,207
Street avg £2,594
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
1.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
20 June 2025Most recent
£630,000
+72.6%over 9 years27 May 2016
£365,000
+199.2%over 17 years8 February 1999
£122,000
+38.6%over 2 years11 October 1996
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6BL: £310,000 (2019–2008).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
SG8 6EW
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
37.3dB