2 Cheyney Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Steeple Morden, Royston, Royston (SG8 0LP). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since October 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 sits 79.1% above the 2009 sale of £187,000. At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (161 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
2 Cheyney Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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2 Cheyney Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.
£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 14 years.
£187,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 14 years.
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On habitable rooms, 2 Cheyney Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,634
Street avg £3,749
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 168 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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.
Closest school
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
23 October 2009Most recent
£187,000
+183.3%over 14 years6 October 1995
£66,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0LP: £367,500 (2025–2018).
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17 Cheyney Street Steeple Morden Royston
Sold Sept 2021
1 Cheyney Street Steeple Morden Royston
Sold Oct 2016

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
SG8 0NZ
Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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