3 Pine Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Fowlmere, Royston, Royston (SG8 7TX). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2012. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. At 65 m² it's 17.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Oct 2024
Modification of planning obligations contained in a Section 106 Agreement dated 30 January 2014 made between (1) South Cambridgeshire District Council, (2) Cambridgeshire County Council, (3) Fowlmere Parish Council, (4) Executors of Mrs E M Course and (5) Mr J & Mrs J Barnes pursuant to planning permission S/2035/00/F
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3 Pine Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£291,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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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What we flagged
3 Pine Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
79 (C)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 78 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
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
44.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Modification of planning obligations contained in a Section 106 Agreement dated 30 January 2014 made between (1) South Cambridgeshire District Council, (2) Cambridgeshire County Council, (3) Fowlmere Parish Council, (4) Executors of Mrs E M Course and (5) Mr J & Mrs J Barnes pursuant to planning permission S/2035/00/F

Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
SG8 7NJ
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
37.4dB