1 Docwras Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Shepreth, Royston, Royston (SG8 6QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 0.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 100.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £630,000.
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1 Docwras Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
1 Docwras Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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Latest sale on 1 Docwras Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£627,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.4% per year over 4 years.
£630,000
Growth on file: 0.4% per year over 4 years.
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1 Docwras Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,406
Street avg £2,793
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Shepreth Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
24 January 2025Most recent
£630,000
+1.6%over 3 years21 June 2021
£620,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6QQ: £370,000 (2018–2010).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
SG8 6NT
Closest school
1.9 km
Foxton Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB