5 Cardinals Gate is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Royston (SG8 5XD). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 63 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (36–63 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 106.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £240,000 in October 2024.
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5 Cardinals Gate has no planning applications on record.
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Price for 5 Cardinals Gate has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£263,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 28 years.
£240,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 28 years.
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On years held, 5 Cardinals Gate runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,810
Street avg £3,547
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 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
29 October 2024Most recent
£240,000
+324.8%over 27 years9 December 1996
£56,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5XD: £265,000 (2023–2020).

CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 1.7 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