8 Betjeman Road, Royston, SG8 5UP
4 sales on record
About 8 Betjeman Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Betjeman Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Royston (SG8 5UP). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1185 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£401/sq ft) was about 82% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £475,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2018. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs).
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Betjeman Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jan 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Betjeman Road, Royston, SG8 5UP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Sept 2018Garage ConversionOutlineIn report
Works to existing garage to facilitate conversion into habitable space.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£516,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 24 years.
Last sold (2021)
£475,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Betjeman Road homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 8 Betjeman Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,315
Street avg £3,290
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
0.2 km
Roysia Schools — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 5UP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 37 points of interest in total.
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