4 Chapel Close is a semi-detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8BY). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2012) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from April 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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4 Chapel Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Apr 2022
A a side extension application was refused at 4 Chapel Close in 2023.
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4 Chapel Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£417,000
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.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
Floor Area for 4 Chapel Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
82 (B)
Street avg 81 (C)
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 93 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension (as amended by plan received on 07/12/2023).
Extension: Side of property
Part two storey and part single storey side extension
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Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8BY: £400,000 (2025–2016).

Street avg 1.8 t/year
Windmill Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Barkway VA Church of England First School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB