1 Burns Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Royston (SG8 5PT). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 is 30% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 53.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £270,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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1 Burns Road has no planning applications on record.
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Latest sale on 1 Burns Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£351,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 21 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 21 years.
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1 Burns Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,000
Street avg £2,388
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Shakespeare — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB

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 changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (50 kWp) installed
22 April 2021Most recent
£270,000
+92.9%over 7 years23 August 2013
£140,000
+63.7%over 12 years25 August 2000
£85,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5PT: £178,000 (2016–2007).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
SG8 5UJ
Closest school
0.2 km
Roman Way Academy. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB