15 Ackroyd Road is a semi-detached house in Royston (SG8 7DS). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £333,000 sits 80% above the 2012 sale of £185,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). On the market in December 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Sept 2022
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15 Ackroyd Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£333,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 16 years.
£185,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 16 years.
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What we flagged
On epc rating, 15 Ackroyd Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,434
Street avg £3,184
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 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
Ackroyd Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
19 December 2012Most recent
£185,000
+176.1%over 16 years22 August 1996
£67,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7DS: £363,000 (2025–2020).

CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Closest school
0.5 km
Roman Way Academy. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB