8 Dacre Green is a semi-detached house in Royston (SG8 7LH). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
8 Dacre Green has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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8 Dacre Green has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£330,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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On habitable rooms, 8 Dacre Green runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 82 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
48.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7LH: £175,000 (2021–2012).

Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Dacre Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Icknield Walk First School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB