18 Armingford Crescent is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Melbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 6NG). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in July 2004. At 85 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 33 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 sits 100% above the 2004 sale of £210,000. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2011. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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18 Armingford Crescent sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Feb 2025
Change of use of existing garage to living accommodation
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18 Armingford Crescent valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£210,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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EPC Rating for 18 Armingford Crescent lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,471
Street avg £3,741
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
1.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
8 July 2004Most recent
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6NG: £426,000 (2024–2021).
16 Armingford Crescent Melbourn Royston
Sold Jun 2024
14 Armingford Crescent Melbourn Royston
Sold Feb 2024
10 Armingford Crescent Melbourn Royston
Sold Oct 2022
46 Armingford Crescent Melbourn Royston
Sold May 2022
17 Armingford Crescent Melbourn Royston
Sold Sept 2021

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
SG8 6HG
Meldreth Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 km
Melbourn Village College. 4 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB