24 Chaucer Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Royston (SG8 5AP). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
It hasn't traded since December 2003, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 13.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £424,000 sits 106.8% above the 2003 sale of £205,000.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
24 Chaucer Road has no planning applications on record.
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24 Chaucer Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.
£424,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.5% per year over 8 years.
£205,000
Growth on file: 13.5% per year over 8 years.
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On years held, 24 Chaucer Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,253
Street avg £3,193
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Roysia School — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB

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
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
4 December 2003Most recent
£205,000
+54.1%over 2 years6 July 2001
£132,995
+90.0%over 6 years8 June 1995
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5AP: £385,000 (2025–2019).

CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
SG8 5AP
Closest school
0.2 km
Roman Way Academy. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.8dB