22 Carlton Rise is a two-bedroom 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 D. The latest certificate (November 2018) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in December 2014 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£609/sq ft) was about 65% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £380,000 in August 2020.
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22 Carlton Rise ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
22 Carlton Rise has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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22 Carlton Rise has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£417,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 23 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 23 years.
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On price per m², 22 Carlton Rise stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,552
Street avg £5,147
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 81 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
17 August 2020Most recent
£380,000
+95.9%over 15 years10 August 2005
£194,000
+100.0%over 7 years6 February 1998
£97,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6BZ: £452,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
SG8 6BH
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