18 Carlton Rise is a semi-detached house in Melbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 6BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 112), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£598/sq ft) was about 69.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £399,000.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
18 Carlton Rise has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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Price for 18 Carlton Rise has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£427,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 23 years.
£399,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 23 years.
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Price per m² for 18 Carlton Rise runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,435
Street avg £5,158
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
1.6 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
24 January 2023Most recent
£399,000
+343.6%over 23 years15 December 1999
£89,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6BZ: £452,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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
36.9dB