The Lodge is a detached house in Heydon, Royston, Royston (SG8 7NT). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 199 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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The Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jul 2022
The Lodge has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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The Lodge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£803,000
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
The Lodge outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
199 m²
Street avg 138 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 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

Street avg 7.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Pinkeneys — bus stop.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB