5 Potton Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Guilden Morden, Royston, Royston (SG8 0LB). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views, a self-contained annexe and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£481/sq ft) was about 80.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 137 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (192 m² median across 5 EPCs). Most recent transfer: July 2024 at £710,000.
5 Potton Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
5 Potton Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Extension and Alterations
5 Potton Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£666,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 22 years.
£710,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 22 years.
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5 Potton Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,182
Street avg £2,937
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 186 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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.
Nearest stop
2.9 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

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Extension: Single storey
Extension replacement of single storey bay window with flat roof (lead) & bi-fold doors and replacement windows to rear elevation
Full planning data for 5 Potton Road, Guilden Morden, Royston, SG8 0LB
7 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
29 July 2024Most recent
£710,000
+84.4%over 22 years4 April 2002
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0LB: £484,000 (2024–2009).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
SG8 0NZ
Eyeworth Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB