21 Cheyney Street is a semi-detached house in Steeple Morden, Royston, Royston (SG8 0LP). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1743 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 40). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £706,000 is 26.1% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 37.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 15 years ago, in June 2011.
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21 Cheyney Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Mar 2021
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£706,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 12 years.
£560,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 12 years.
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EPC Rating for 21 Cheyney Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,457
Street avg £3,632
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 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.
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
Extension: Single storey
Single storey side extension following demolition of existing conservatory. Replacement front porch and alterations to fenestration.
Demolition alteration & extension - replacement of lean-to & 3 windows alteration to kitchen partition add external studwork.
27 June 2011Most recent
£560,000
+130.9%over 11 years28 July 1999
£242,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0LP: £367,500 (2025–2018).
12 Cheyney Street Steeple Morden Royston
Sold Nov 2025
2a Cheyney Street Steeple Morden Royston
Sold Apr 2024
11 Cheyney Street Steeple Morden Royston
Sold May 2022
17 Cheyney Street Steeple Morden Royston
Sold Sept 2021
1 Cheyney Street Steeple Morden Royston
Sold Oct 2016

CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
SG8 0RA
Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB