5 Cannons Close is a semi-detached house in Guilden Morden, Royston, Royston (SG8 0JL). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2017) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 54 m² it's 28.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).
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For a compact home of this size, this rating sits in the top tier locally.
5 Cannons Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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5 Cannons Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£243,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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On epc rating, 5 Cannons Close stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
84 (B)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 74 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0JL: £232,500 (2021–2014).

Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB