2 The Pudgell is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Chishill, Royston, Royston (SG8 8SE). It has a recorded floor area of 257 m² (around 2766 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £985,000 is 15.9% above the 2025 sale price. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £850,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
2 The Pudgell's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Planning history at 2 The Pudgell is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
Betula Pendula - Remove
2 The Pudgell has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£985,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 28 years.
£850,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 28 years.
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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
2.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
More low energy lighting installed
Variety of Trees - Conifer, Elder & Yew (9 trees) - Remove
Full planning data for 2 The Pudgell, Great Chishill, Royston, SG8 8SE
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7 March 2025Most recent
£850,000
+28.8%over 21 years28 November 2003
£660,000
+238.5%over 7 years11 September 1996
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8SE: £285,000 (2005–1996).
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SG8 8DZ
St Margaret of Antioch Church — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Barley (VA) Church of England First School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB