23 Bells Meadow is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Guilden Morden, Royston, Royston (SG8 0JB). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -0.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £331,000 sits 109.5% above the 2012 sale of £158,000. On the market in October 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
23 Bells Meadow has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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23 Bells Meadow saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£331,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.6% per year over 9 years.
£158,000
Growth on file: -0.6% per year over 9 years.
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Price per m² for 23 Bells Meadow lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,164
Street avg £3,089
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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.
Closest school
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
10 October 2012Most recent
£158,000
-19.0%over 4 years11 January 2008
£195,000
+16.8%over 4 years12 December 2003
£167,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0JB: £290,000 (2024–2018).

CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
SG8 0LP
Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB