6 Carlton Rise is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Melbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 6BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£483/sq ft) was about 42.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 87 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 January 2025 for £452,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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6 Carlton Rise's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jan 2025
6 Carlton Rise has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
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6 Carlton Rise saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 10 years.
£452,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 10 years.
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EPC Rating for 6 Carlton Rise lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,195
Street avg £5,282
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
Extension: Rear of property
Certificate of lawful development for a single storey rear extension
Extension: Rear of property
Certificate of lawful development for a single storey rear extension
30 January 2025Most recent
£452,000
+30.3%over 7 years3 August 2017
£347,000
+26.2%over 2 years15 April 2015
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6BZ: £399,000 (2025–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
36.9dB