18a is a five-bedroom detached house in Shepreth, Royston, Royston (SG8 6QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 304 m² (around 3272 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,269,000 is 18% above the 2014 sale price. At 304 m² the property is well over the postcode median (160 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in October 2014.
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18a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jun 2024
Planning history at 18a is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
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18a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 7 years.
£1,075,000
Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 7 years.
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What we flagged
18a outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,536
Street avg £3,078
Floor Area
304 m²
Street avg 169 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Shepreth Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
T1 - Mature Beech - Crown reduction of 1.5m and removal of major deadwood. G1 - Hedge - Reduce in height by approx. 2m and trim sides by approx. 1m.
T1-T5 - x5 Feild Maples - To be reduced by 30% (2m) into a raised hedge - to reduce shade and keep neighbors happy. T6-T7 - x2 Cypress trees - To Be removed to ground level to reduce shade in garden. To be replaced with native broadleaf species.
14 October 2014Most recent
£1,075,000
+13.2%over 6 years21 January 2008
£950,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6QJ: £965,000 (2025–2019).

CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
SG8 6LZ
Closest school
1.6 km
Foxton Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB