Camps Cottage, Broad Green, Chrishall, Royston, SG8 8QR
1 planning record
About Camps Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Camps Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Chrishall, Royston, Royston (SG8 8QR). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2011); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor and main heating dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 58), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 144.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer was July 2025 at £620,000 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an annexe approved in 2018. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Garagedouble
- Land
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Camps Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Apr 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F33
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Camps Cottage, Broad Green, Chrishall, Royston, SG8 8QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jul 2018AnnexFullIn report
Convert existing garage annexe into living accommodation for elderly mother
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Camps Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£633,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2025)
£620,000
Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Broad Green homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Camps Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
33 (F)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
199 m²
Street avg 215 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 8QR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 8 points of interest in total.
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