2 Cardinals Gate is a detached house in Royston (SG8 5XD). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 639 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 59 m² this is the 8th smallest of 12 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–63 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in August 2005. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £218,000 sits 52.4% above the 2005 sale of £143,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£224/sq ft) was about 31.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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2 Cardinals Gate's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Oct 2018
2 Cardinals Gate has no planning applications on record.
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2 Cardinals Gate has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£218,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.8% per year over 8 years.
£143,000
Growth on file: 11.8% per year over 8 years.
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On epc rating, 2 Cardinals Gate stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,407
Street avg £3,675
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
Princes Mews — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
3 August 2005Most recent
£143,000
+30.0%over 3 years29 May 2002
£109,995
+93.0%over 5 years9 May 1997
£56,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5XD: £265,000 (2024–2022).

Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
SG8 5XD
Closest school
0.3 km
Tannery Drift School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB