Rectors Cottage, High Street, Fowlmere, Royston, SG8 7SJ
About Rectors Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Rectors Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Fowlmere, Royston, Royston (SG8 7SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 54), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since December 2007 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 is 43.5% above the 2007 sale price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Rectors Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G15
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Rectors Cottage, High Street, Fowlmere, Royston, SG8 7SJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
No planning applications are recorded against Rectors Cottage, High Street, Fowlmere, Royston, SG8 7SJ. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for Rectors Cottage, High Street, Fowlmere, Royston, SG8 7SJ
Every application and decision on this property and nearby, in full, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Rectors Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£409,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2007)
£285,000
Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of Rectors Cottage, High Street, Fowlmere, Royston, SG8 7SJ
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Rectors Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,336
Street avg £2,973
Floor Area
122 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 7SJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 3 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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