3a is a one-bedroom detached house in Arrington, Royston, Royston (SG8 0BD). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft) and council tax band A. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 is 10.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£499/sq ft) was about 131.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £220,000 in December 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
3a'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Aug 2023
Extension: Single storey
Roof extension to form first floor and alterations
Latest sale on 3a was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£243,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 6 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 6 years.
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3a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,366
Street avg £3,152
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 158 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
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.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

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Discharge of Conditions 1 and 2 of Planning Reference S/1352/10
Full planning data for 3a, Church Lane, Arrington, Royston, SG8 0BD
1 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
3 December 2021Most recent
£220,000
+17.3%over 6 years4 November 2015
£187,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0BD: £500,000 (2022–2006).
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Street avg 5.8 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 10 years
SG8 0NZ
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB