7 Cedar Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Melbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 6BL). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since August 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in May 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £454,000 sits 421.9% above the 1998 sale of £86,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 54.8% below the postcode norm.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
7 Cedar Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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7 Cedar Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£454,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£86,995
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On price per m², 7 Cedar Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£967
Street avg £3,200
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
1.5 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
Hot water system changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
27 May 1998Most recent
£86,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6BL: £365,000 (2025–2015).

CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
37.3dB