1 Betjeman Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Royston (SG8 5UP). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £584,000 sits 85.4% above the 2006 sale of £315,000. At 133 m² it's 16.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (114 m² median across 8 EPCs).
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1 Betjeman Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
1 Betjeman Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£584,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 8 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 8 years.
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On price per m², 1 Betjeman Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,368
Street avg £3,533
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Roysia Schools — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
23 November 2006Most recent
£315,000
+59.9%over 5 years23 February 2001
£197,000
+23.9%over 2 years12 August 1998
£158,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5UP: £475,000 (2024–2019).

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
SG8 5UX
Closest school
0.2 km
Roman Way Academy. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB