5 Ash Way is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Royston (SG8 7LG). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in June 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £372,000 sits 114.4% above the 2007 sale of £173,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 37.5% below the postcode norm. At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Extension: Single storey
Alterations to single storey side/rear extension to accommodate public sewer. Removal of roof lights. Addition of cavity wall between single storey side extension and neighbouring property at No 3 Ash Way (non-material amendment to planning permission reference no. 15/02328/1HH granted on 27 October 2015 for single storey rear and side extension, first floor rear extension and front entrance porch).
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The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£372,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 4 years.
£173,500
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 4 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
Floor Area for 5 Ash Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
72 (C)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 67 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey rear and side extension, first floor rear extension and front entrance porch.
29 June 2007Most recent
£173,500
+31.9%over 4 years11 April 2003
£131,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7LG: £165,000 (2022–2002).

Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
SG8 7DW
Newmarket Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Icknield Walk First School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB