6 Chalkhill Barrow is a four-bedroom detached house in Melbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 6EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £747,000 is 42.3% above the 2016 sale price. At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 10 years since the last transfer (June 2016).
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The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
6 Chalkhill Barrow has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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6 Chalkhill Barrow valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£747,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 14 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 14 years.
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Habitable Rooms for 6 Chalkhill Barrow runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,052
Street avg £3,836
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
29 June 2016Most recent
£525,000
+40.0%over 10 years14 June 2006
£375,000
+31.6%over 4 years16 May 2002
£284,950
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 6QJ
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