27 Church Lane is a semi-detached house in Guilden Morden, Royston, Royston (SG8 0LH). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 73 m² it's 19.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 11 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
27 Church Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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27 Church Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£289,000
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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27 Church Lane is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0LH: £325,000 (2024–2016).

Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Guilden Morden CofE Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB