5 Silver Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Litlington, Royston, Royston (SG8 0QE). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 is 19% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£408/sq ft) was about 67% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it's 29.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 8 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £307,500 in April 2020.
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5 Silver Street ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
5 Silver Street has no planning applications on record.
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£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 6 years.
£307,500
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 6 years.
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On epc rating, 5 Silver Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,393
Street avg £3,372
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
2.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
3 April 2020Most recent
£307,500
+36.7%over 5 years14 July 2014
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0QE: £435,000 (2022–2015).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
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Bassingbourn Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB