5 Chaucer Road, Royston, SG8 5AP
About 5 Chaucer Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Chaucer Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Royston (SG8 5AP). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1028 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £443,000 is 22.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 83% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in June 2016.
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What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Chaucer Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Chaucer Road, Royston, SG8 5AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Chaucer Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2009.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£443,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.1% per year over 7 years.
Last sold (2016)
£362,500
Growth on file: 11.1% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Chaucer Road homes
Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, 5 Chaucer Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,796
Street avg £3,090
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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.
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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 5AP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Chaucer Road, Royston, SG8 5AP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.
