48a is a five-bedroom detached house in Steeple Morden, Royston, Royston (SG8 0NP). It has a recorded floor area of 244 m² (around 2626 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 244 m² the property is well over the postcode median (116 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -5.5% per year against 0.3% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 76.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £1,040,000.
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48a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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48a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,099,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -5.5% per year over 3 years.
£1,040,000
Growth on file: -5.5% per year over 3 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
Years Held for 48a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,262
Street avg £3,884
Floor Area
244 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
2.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
18 August 2025Most recent
£1,040,000
-15.4%over 2 years5 September 2022
£1,230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0NP: £460,000 (2025–2019).

CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
SG8 0JX
War Memorial — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Steeple Morden CofE VC Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB