Under Chestnuts, High Street, Fowlmere, Royston, SG8 7SJ
1 planning record
About Under Chestnuts
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Under Chestnuts is a detached house in Fowlmere, Royston, Royston (SG8 7SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 183 m² (around 1970 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 183 m² the property is well over the postcode median (108 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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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.
Under Chestnuts's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Under Chestnuts, High Street, Fowlmere, Royston, SG8 7SJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Feb 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
T.1 Yew - Cut back lateral branches from neighbouring Yew tree to reduce overhang to green house by 2M, retaining natural shape. Greenhouse is now becoming overshadowed with long lateral branches. T.2 Lime - Re pollard back to previous pollard points.
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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.
Under Chestnuts has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£658,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Under Chestnuts stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
183 m²
Street avg 106 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
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.
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