2 Carlton Rise is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Melbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 6BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2018 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £540,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
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Latest sale on 2 Carlton Rise was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£563,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 6 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 6 years.
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On epc rating, 2 Carlton Rise stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,971
Street avg £5,405
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 74 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
1.6 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
12 March 2025Most recent
£540,000
+80.0%over 6 years11 October 2018
£300,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6BZ: £399,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
SG8 6BL
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