5 Cowslip Close, Royston, SG8 9TJ
About 5 Cowslip Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Cowslip Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Royston (SG8 9TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £611,000 is 14.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£428/sq ft) was about 46.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 116 m² it's 26.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 5 EPCs). Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £535,000. 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
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Cowslip Close, Royston, SG8 9TJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Cowslip Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 5 Cowslip Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£611,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 21 years.
Last sold (2021)
£535,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 21 years.
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.
EPC Rating for 5 Cowslip Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,612
Street avg £4,365
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
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
0.0 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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