4 Pipers Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Fowlmere, Royston, Royston (SG8 7RX). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 101.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2024 at £350,000.
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jul 2025
4 Pipers Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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4 Pipers Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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EPC Rating for 4 Pipers Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,118
Street avg £2,899
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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.
Closest school
0.6 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
10 May 2024Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7RX: £329,000 (2025–2016).

CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
SG8 7DP
Fowlmere Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB