8 Ackroyd Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Royston (SG8 7DS). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
It hasn't traded since August 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £396,000 sits 135.7% above the 2005 sale of £168,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 18.5% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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8 Ackroyd Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£396,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 9 years.
£168,000
Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 9 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
On years held, 8 Ackroyd Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,000
Street avg £3,215
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension following demolition of existing detached garage and shed (as amended by plans received 23rd August 2006)
26 August 2005Most recent
£168,000
+66.3%over 5 years3 July 2000
£101,000
+44.3%over 3 years12 June 1997
£69,995
+9.4%over 1 year26 April 1996
£64,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7DS: £363,000 (2025–2020).

CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
SG8 7DW
Closest school
0.5 km
Roman Way Academy. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB