Holly Cottage, Rectory Lane, Fowlmere, Royston, SG8 7TJ
EPC B
About Holly Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Holly Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Fowlmere, Royston, Royston (SG8 7TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2025) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in October 2021 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 104). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 45.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £462,000 is 15.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 36.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 108 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. On the market in March 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Holly Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Holly Cottage, Rectory Lane, Fowlmere, Royston, SG8 7TJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at Holly Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Apr 2026Tree WorksTreesHave No Objection To
Sycamore (located near a path on Cassander Close SG8 7TJ) - Fell
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Holly Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2013.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£462,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 45.5% per year over 2 years.
Last sold (2016)
£400,000
Growth on file: 45.5% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of Holly Cottage, Rectory Lane, Fowlmere, Royston, SG8 7TJ
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other Rectory Lane homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Holly Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,704
Street avg £4,150
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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.
Nearest stop
3.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 7TJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 4 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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