23 Chalkhill Barrow is a four-bedroom detached house in Melbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 6EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £547,000 sits 52.4% above the 2013 sale of £359,000. At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). On the market in July 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jun 2022
23 Chalkhill Barrow has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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23 Chalkhill Barrow valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£547,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 11 years.
£359,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 11 years.
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EPC Rating for 23 Chalkhill Barrow lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,068
Street avg £3,835
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 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
19 July 2013Most recent
£359,000
+11.3%over 7 years1 September 2005
£322,500
+19.5%over 2 years27 September 2002
£269,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6EQ: £385,000 (2025–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
SG8 6NG
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