2 Church Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Guilden Morden, Royston, Royston (SG8 0JD). It has a recorded floor area of 302 m² (around 3251 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 54). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 302 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 11 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in October 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Today's modelled estimate of £1,194,000 is 40.5% above the 2015 sale price.
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Launch offer · save £5
2 Church Street'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Apr 2025
2 Church Street has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
30-day money-back guarantee
2 Church Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,194,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£850,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
On epc rating, 2 Church Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,815
Street avg £4,303
Floor Area
302 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 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
X4 Sycamores and X1 Prunus - Hanging over the garden from an orchard owned by the parish council. Cut back to the boundary.
T1-T3 - Lime - Fell to ground level (These trees have all caused recent damage to the historic perimeter wall through structural root damage. We propose to replace these trees with an evergreen pleached hedge such as Holm-oak.)
28 October 2015Most recent
£850,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0JD: £603,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
30.0 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
SG8 0PT
Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB