23 Clear Crescent is a mid-terrace house in Melbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 6JD). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
23 Clear Crescent has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
3applications of note in the surrounding area
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23 Clear Crescent has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£328,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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Habitable Rooms for 23 Clear Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 73 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
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
1.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

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
Wall insulation upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6JD: £397,500 (2024–2022).

Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
SG8 6HN
Meldreth Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
Melbourn Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.2dB