The Laurels is a detached house in Guilden Morden, Royston, Royston (SG8 0JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft). The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 93 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 19 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Oct 2024
The Laurels has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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The Laurels has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£407,000
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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What we flagged
On epc rating, The Laurels stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
79 (C)
Street avg 55 (D)
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 132 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0JZ: £460,000 (2024–2022).
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Sold Dec 2024
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Sold Sept 2023
25 Pound Green Guilden Morden Royston
Sold Nov 2022
Meadow View Pound Green Guilden Morden Royston
Sold Aug 2022
35 Pound Green Guilden Morden Royston
Sold Jan 2022

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Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB