8 Chalkhill Barrow is a five-bedroom detached house in Melbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 6EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £697,000 is 22.3% above the 2016 sale price. At 177 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in March 2016.
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Aug 2025
8 Chalkhill Barrow has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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8 Chalkhill Barrow valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£697,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 14 years.
£570,000
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 14 years.
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CO₂ Emissions for 8 Chalkhill Barrow lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,220
Street avg £3,827
Floor Area
177 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 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
23 March 2016Most recent
£570,000
+67.7%over 13 years20 June 2002
£339,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6EQ: £385,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 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