9 Church Street is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Steeple Morden, Royston, Royston (SG8 0NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 54 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (54–141 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£327/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Most recent transfer: June 2020 at £190,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2016. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.
£206,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 21 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 21 years.
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What we flagged
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
43.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation upgraded
5 June 2020Most recent
£190,000
+3.3%over 3 years13 September 2016
£184,000
+33.3%over 4 years23 January 2012
£138,000
+0.7%over 4 years25 September 2007
£137,000
+21.8%over 4 years27 June 2003
£112,500
+135.6%over 3 years30 July 1999
£47,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0NJ: £292,000 (2021–2005).

SG8 0JL
War Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB