8 Maltings Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Great Chishill, Royston, Royston (SG8 8SW). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (157 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £793,000 is 39.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£706/sq ft) was about 90.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in June 2015. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
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8 Maltings Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Oct 2020
Erection of a three bedroom chalet bungalow with an integral garage and associated new access and driveway
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8 Maltings Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£793,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£570,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Price per m² for 8 Maltings Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,600
Street avg £3,980
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
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
2.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
26 June 2015Most recent
£570,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8SW: £667,000 (2022–2014).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 10.1 t/year
SG8 8DZ
St Margaret of Antioch Church — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Barley (VA) Church of England First School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB