17 Carlton Rise, Melbourn, Royston, SG8 6BZ
1 planning record
About 17 Carlton Rise
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Carlton Rise is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Melbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 6BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£561/sq ft) was about 58.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold August 2022 for £350,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Apr 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 Carlton Rise, Melbourn, Royston, SG8 6BZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
17 Carlton Rise has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2025ExtensionFullIn report
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£359,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2022)
£350,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Carlton Rise homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
17 Carlton Rise is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£6,034
Street avg £5,198
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Royston district page.
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
1.6 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 6BZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 4 points of interest in total.
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