Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Heydon, Royston, Royston (SG8 7NT). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2020 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 71.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (143 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £333,750 in June 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£338,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 24 years.
£333,750
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 24 years.
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Cottage is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,057
Street avg £7,061
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
9 June 2023Most recent
£333,750
+7.7%over 2 years6 October 2020
£310,000
+101.3%over 16 years28 October 2003
£154,000
+77.0%over 4 years18 June 1999
£86,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7NT: £530,000 (2023–2015).
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Sold Oct 2019
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Sold Mar 2019
Wendy Cottage Chrishall Grange Heydon Royston
Sold Mar 2015
4 South Barn Chrishall Grange Heydon Royston
Sold Nov 2014

CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
SG8 7DS
Pinkeneys — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB