5 Ashwell Road is a 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 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2015. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
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5 Ashwell Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
5 Ashwell Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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5 Ashwell Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£557,000
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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EPC Rating for 5 Ashwell Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 110 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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 changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0JX: £410,000 (2022–2014).

Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
SG8 0QQ
Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.4dB