2 Cowslip Close, Royston, SG8 9TJ
1 planning record
About 2 Cowslip Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Cowslip Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Royston (SG8 9TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 90 m² it's 18.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £527,000 is 11.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£488/sq ft) was about 72.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £473,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 Cowslip Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Cowslip Close, Royston, SG8 9TJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Cowslip Close has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2003ConservatoryFullIn report
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£527,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£473,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Cowslip Close homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
2 Cowslip Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,256
Street avg £4,205
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
0.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 9TJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
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