Pennyfarthing House is a five-bedroom detached house in Croydon, Royston, Royston (SG8 0DR). It has a recorded floor area of 280 m² (around 3014 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,245,000 is 13.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 37.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 280 m² the property is well over the postcode median (194 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £1,097,500 in October 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Pennyfarthing House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Feb 2024
Council records include a two-storey side extension at Pennyfarthing House.
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
Latest sale on Pennyfarthing House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,245,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 17 years.
£1,097,500
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 17 years.
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Floor Area for Pennyfarthing House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,920
Street avg £4,065
Floor Area
280 m²
Street avg 176 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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.

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Full planning data for Pennyfarthing House, High Street, Croydon, Royston, SG8 0DR
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22 October 2021Most recent
£1,097,500
+64.4%over 10 years6 June 2011
£667,500
+2.7%over 7 years1 June 2004
£650,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0DR: £585,000 (2025–2012).
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Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 9.9 t/year
SG8 0JX
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