21 Ashwell Road is a semi-detached house in Guilden Morden, Royston, Royston (SG8 0JX). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since February 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £458,000 sits 69.6% above the 2011 sale of £270,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 22.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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21 Ashwell 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Oct 2023
21 Ashwell Road has an approved side extension on the planning record.
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21 Ashwell Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£458,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 6 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 6 years.
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Price per m² for 21 Ashwell Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,477
Street avg £3,562
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.9 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Extension: Side of property
Two storey side and single storey front extension
3 February 2011Most recent
£270,000
+20.5%over 5 years29 March 2005
£224,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0JX: £410,000 (2022–2014).

CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
SG8 0NZ
Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB