17 Ashwell Road, Steeple Morden, Royston, SG8 0NZ
2 planning records
About 17 Ashwell Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Ashwell Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Steeple Morden, Royston, Royston (SG8 0NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £329,000 sits 50.9% above the 2014 sale of £218,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 28.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). On the market in January 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenfront_and_rear
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
17 Ashwell Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jan 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 Ashwell Road, Steeple Morden, Royston, SG8 0NZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
17 Ashwell Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Mar 2021ExtensionFullIn report
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
17 Ashwell Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£329,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.7% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2014)
£218,000
Growth on file: 10.7% per year over 14 years.
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Versus other Ashwell Road homes
Four headline reads against 30 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 17 Ashwell Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,449
Street avg £3,148
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Royston district page.
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
2.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 0NZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 8 points of interest in total.
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