22 Church Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Guilden Morden, Royston, Royston (SG8 0JD). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £350,000 is 12.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£450/sq ft) was about 77.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Last sold in November 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2025
22 Church Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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22 Church Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 15 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 15 years.
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22 Church Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,844
Street avg £4,227
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 136 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
27 November 2017Most recent
£310,000
+24.0%over 2 years16 July 2015
£249,995
+22.8%over 4 years23 June 2011
£203,500
+64.8%over 8 years24 February 2003
£123,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0JD: £603,000 (2025–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 8.6 t/year
SG8 0NZ
Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB