10 Chalkhill Barrow is a five-bedroom detached house in Melbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 6EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since September 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £747,000 sits 153.3% above the 2002 sale of £294,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£164/sq ft) was about 42.1% below the postcode norm.
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10 Chalkhill Barrow valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£747,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£294,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Price per m² for 10 Chalkhill Barrow lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,766
Street avg £3,908
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
45.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
6 September 2002Most recent
£294,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6EQ: £385,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
SG8 6LZ
Meldreth Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 km
Melbourn Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB