4 Cardinals Gate is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Royston (SG8 5XD). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. At 58 m² this is the 6th 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. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (79 versus a worst of 68). The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£448/sq ft) was about 163.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2023 for £280,000.
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4 Cardinals Gate's carbon output is low for the local stock.
4 Cardinals Gate has no planning applications on record.
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Latest sale on 4 Cardinals Gate was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£286,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 27 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 27 years.
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4 Cardinals Gate outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,828
Street avg £3,455
Floor Area
58 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
22 November 2023Most recent
£280,000
+86.7%over 10 years18 July 2013
£150,000
+156.4%over 16 years22 November 1996
£58,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5XD: £245,000 (2024–2020).

Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
SG8 5LY
Closest school
0.3 km
Tannery Drift School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB