14 Trap Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Guilden Morden, Royston, Royston (SG8 0JE). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £642,000 is 36.6% above the 2016 sale price. At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 10 years since the last transfer (February 2016).
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14 Trap Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Oct 2025
14 Trap Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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14 Trap Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£642,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 11 years.
£470,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 11 years.
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Habitable Rooms for 14 Trap Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,821
Street avg £4,028
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.4 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
5 February 2016Most recent
£470,000
+25.3%over 11 years15 November 2004
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0JE: £440,000 (2024–2021).

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