29 Ashwell Road is a semi-detached house in Guilden Morden, Royston, Royston (SG8 0JX). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2022 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 74 m² it sits well below the postcode median (109 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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29 Ashwell Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
29 Ashwell Road has no planning applications on record.
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29 Ashwell Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£305,000
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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29 Ashwell Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
80 (C)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 113 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 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
0.9 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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Solar PV panels (40 kWp) installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0JX: £410,000 (2022–2014).

Street avg 7.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB