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40 Royston Road, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7NH

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
186 m²
2002 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 40 Royston Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

40 Royston Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Harston, Cambridge, Cambridge (CB22 7NH). It has a recorded floor area of 186 m² (around 2002 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 186 m² the property is well over the postcode median (135 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £750,000 is 11.9% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£335/sq ft) was about 40.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2023 at £670,000.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

40 Royston Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Apr 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 3 April 2032

5 years remaining
SDL Surveying

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 40 Royston Road, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7NH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

40 Royston Road has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 40 Royston Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£750,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 26 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£670,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 March 2023Most recent

    £670,000

    +59.5%over 15 years

  2. 9 July 2007

    £420,000

    +225.6%over 10 years

  3. 30 September 1996

    £129,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CB22 7NH: £460,000 (2023–2021).

On the street

Versus other Royston Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 40 Royston Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,602

Street avg £3,723

On par

Floor Area

186 m²

Street avg 151 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.6 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 40 Royston Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Pick your report · from £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£755k

1 Cambridge Road, Newton

CB22 7PL

5 bed
£813k

1 Daphmoir Close, Barrington

CB22 7RE

5 bed3 bath
£557k

1 Cockle Close, Newton

CB22 7TW

5 bed2 bath
£1.1m

1 High Meadow, Harston

CB22 7TR

5 bed4 bath
£758k

1 Chapel Lane, Harston

CB22 7NG

4 bed
£697k

1 Back Lane, Barrington

CB22 7RF

4 bed
£609k

1 Lawrance Lea, Harston

CB22 7QR

4 bed1 bath
£578k

1 Boot Lane, Barrington

CB22 7RA

3 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Cambridge district page.
Full Cambridge report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

82/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

2.4 km

Foxton Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.4 km

Harston and Newton Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CB22 7NH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CB22 7NH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CB22 7NH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 40 Royston Road, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7NH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.