2 Rayners Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Fowlmere, Royston, Royston (SG8 7TF). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sold in January 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Today's modelled estimate of £649,000 is 28.5% above the 2017 sale price.
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2 Rayners Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
2 Rayners Close has no planning applications on record.
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2 Rayners Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£649,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£505,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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2 Rayners Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,344
Street avg £3,634
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 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.
Nearest stop
2.9 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
13 January 2017Most recent
£505,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7TF: £429,950 (2025–2017).

CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
SG8 7SF
Foxton Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Fowlmere Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB