2a is a three-bedroom detached house in Royston (SG8 7ED). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (June 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £678,000 is 45.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 22.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). 12 years since the last transfer (April 2014). One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2005.
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2a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 2a.
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£678,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 18 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 18 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
EPC Rating for 2a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,394
Street avg £3,859
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.2 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension incorporating garage with first floor link to existing house.
16 April 2014Most recent
£465,000
+281.1%over 18 years30 October 1995
£122,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7ED: £752,000 (2023–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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