2 Maltings Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Fowlmere, Royston, Royston (SG8 7TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 876 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 sits 59% above the 2013 sale of £227,000. 12 years since the last transfer (December 2013). Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 81 m² it's 24% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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2 Maltings Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Sept 2021
2 Maltings Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 17 years.
£227,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 17 years.
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Price per m² for 2 Maltings Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,790
Street avg £4,265
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
3.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
9 December 2013Most recent
£227,000
11 May 2007
£228,000
+40.7%over 5 years3 May 2002
£162,000
+4.5%over 8 months24 August 2001
£155,000
+93.8%over 5 years22 August 1996
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7TJ: £535,000 (2024–2016).
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Sold Sept 2022
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Sold Jul 2022
Jemm Rectory Lane Fowlmere Royston
Sold Mar 2016
Holly Cottage Rectory Lane Fowlmere Royston
Sold Mar 2016

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
SG8 7DS
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
37.6dB