3 Ashwell Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Litlington, Royston, Royston (SG8 0RP). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £525,000 in December 2023.
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3 Ashwell Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Feb 2025
Proposed replacement outbuilding
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£504,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 8 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 8 years.
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On co₂ emissions, 3 Ashwell Street runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 97 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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
2.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Proposed replacement outbuilding to be used as an annexe for a family member
20 December 2023Most recent
£525,000
+54.4%over 8 years11 September 2015
£340,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in SG8 0RP: £205,000 (2012–2012).

SG8 0LP
Orpington Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Bassingbourn Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB