8 Cowslip Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Royston (SG8 9TJ). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £582,000 is 12.4% above the 2020 sale price. At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £518,000 in February 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
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8 Cowslip Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jul 2024
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£582,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 20 years.
£518,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 20 years.
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On floor area, 8 Cowslip Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,111
Street avg £4,491
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 99 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
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
Addition of 2 front roof lights and rear box dormer incorporating Juliet balcony to facilitate conversion of loft space into habitable accommodation.
What's in 8 Cowslip Close, Royston, SG8 9TJ's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
14 February 2020Most recent
£518,000
+26.0%over 5 years6 October 2014
£411,000
+59.6%over 11 years30 September 2003
£257,500
+51.4%over 3 years31 May 2000
£170,050
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 9TJ: £465,000 (2022–2003).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
SG8 9TH
Betony Vale — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Studlands Rise First School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB