9a is a three-bedroom detached house in Steeple Morden, Royston, Royston (SG8 0NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). Main heating runs on oil.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £595,000 is 46.9% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 76.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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9a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Planning history at 9a is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
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9a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£595,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£405,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
On price per m², 9a stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,500
Street avg £2,770
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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.
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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
TG1: X4 Field Maples (back right of the rear garden) - Crown reduce by 1 to 3 metres all around to relieve weight on the branches and bring the trees into shape, balancing the crowns. T1: Yew (in front of TG1) - Reduce the height by 1.5 to 2 metres and lift the lower canopy by the same amount. Crown reduce by 1-2 metres to shape and balance the tree. T4: Mulberry (in front of yew) - Pollard back to the previous height at 2-2.5 metres and tidy stubs. T5: Fig - Bring back the overhang going towards/touching the house by 1.5 metres to relieve weight and help balance cutting to viable growth.
T1, T2 & T3 - This is made up of X2 Sycamores and X1 Chestnut. Cut Back the branches hanging over the fence from the neighbouring property by 2-5 metres cutting to viable growth points reducing the weight to avoid possible future failure of the branches as a couple have already come down. Remove any major deadwood that is likely to fall over the fence line. T4. Field Maple - Lift the lower branches up to 4 metres and reduce back in the limbs that are restricting the signal on the digital dish T5. Dead Elderberry - Fell to ground level.
31 July 2014Most recent
£405,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0NJ: £190,000 (2021–2012).

CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
SG8 0NZ
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