Cottage is a semi-detached house in Heydon, Royston, Royston (SG8 7NT). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 92 m² it sits well below the postcode median (143 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£407,000
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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What we flagged
Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
29 (F)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 147 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 7.8 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
2.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7NT: £515,000 (2023–2019).
The Grange Chrishall Grange Heydon Royston
Sold Sept 2023
Cottage 4 Chrishall Grange Heydon Royston
Sold Jun 2023
3 South Barn Chrishall Grange Heydon Royston
Sold Oct 2019
2 South Barn Chrishall Grange Heydon Royston
Sold Mar 2019
Wendy Cottage Chrishall Grange Heydon Royston
Sold Mar 2015

Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
SG8 7LH
Pinkeneys — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB