Chapel Cottage, Pipers Close, Fowlmere, Royston, SG8 7RX
3 sales on record
About Chapel Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Chapel Cottage is a detached house in Fowlmere, Royston, Royston (SG8 7RX). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 64.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was October 2025 at £600,000 — fresh data.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Chapel Cottage, Pipers Close, Fowlmere, Royston, SG8 7RX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Chapel Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Chapel Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£600,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 27 years.
Last sold (2025)
£600,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Pipers Close homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, Chapel Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,196
Street avg £2,890
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Royston district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 7RX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 2 points of interest in total.
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