1a is a three-bedroom detached house in Royston (SG8 7ED). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1376 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Held since May 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £587,000 sits 67.7% above the 2010 sale of £350,000.
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1a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jun 2019
1a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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1a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£587,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
Years Held for 1a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,738
Street avg £3,914
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Poplar Drive — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
27 May 2010Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7ED: £752,000 (2023–2021).

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
SG8 7TR
Closest school
0.3 km
Icknield Walk First School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB