16 Church Street is an end-of-terrace house in Guilden Morden, Royston, Royston (SG8 0JD). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in February 2008. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 12% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 is 41.8% above the 2008 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 33.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history at 16 Church Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£234,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.0% per year over 6 years.
£165,000
Growth on file: 12.0% per year over 6 years.
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Habitable Rooms for 16 Church Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,667
Street avg £4,271
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
T.1 - Ash - Fell to ground level because of excessive shading to rear garden. Re plant with 1x Cherry and undecided shrubs.
T.1 - Ash - Fell to ground level because of excessive shading to rear garden. Re plant with 1x Cherry and undecided shrubs.
4 February 2008Most recent
£165,000
+106.3%over 6 years21 September 2001
£80,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0JD: £603,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB