10 Byron Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Royston (SG8 7DP). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £521,000 is 21.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 63.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £430,000. 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. At 113 m² it's 15.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 8 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 10 Byron Road.
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Price for 10 Byron Road has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.
£521,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 21 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 21 years.
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On floor area, 10 Byron Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,805
Street avg £3,149
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Green Street — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension. (Amended plan received 16/10/17).
4 May 2021Most recent
£430,000
+109.8%over 9 years27 July 2011
£205,000
29 September 2006
£204,000
+90.7%over 6 years8 September 2000
£107,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7DP: £385,000 (2023–2014).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
SG8 7SQ
Closest school
0.5 km
Roman Way Academy. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB