Walnut Cottage, Ryecroft Lane, Fowlmere, Royston, SG8 7TT
About Walnut Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Walnut Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Fowlmere, Royston, Royston (SG8 7TT). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1286 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £692,000 is 16.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£463/sq ft) was about 117.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 120 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 16 EPCs). Sold November 2020 for £595,000.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
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.
Walnut Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Oct 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Walnut Cottage, Ryecroft Lane, Fowlmere, Royston, SG8 7TT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Walnut Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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We flagged 2 things worth checking at Walnut Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£692,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2020)
£595,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
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Everything we know about Walnut Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
- Environmental risk flagged
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Versus other Ryecroft Lane homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Walnut Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,979
Street avg £3,259
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
0.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 7TT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 3 points of interest in total.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Walnut Cottage, Ryecroft Lane, Fowlmere, Royston, SG8 7TT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.
