1 School Cottages is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Heydon, Royston, Royston (SG8 7PU). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2010) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views and outbuildings.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 0.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £586,000 is 42.1% above the 2014 sale price. 12 years since the last transfer (October 2014). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
1 School Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Oct 2020
No planning applications are recorded against 1 School Cottages, Barley Road, Heydon, Royston, SG8 7PU. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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1 School Cottages valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£586,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 10 years.
£412,500
Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 10 years.
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Years Held for 1 School Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,946
Street avg £4,127
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
3.0 km
Melbourn Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB

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3 October 2014Most recent
£412,500
+8.6%over 9 years29 November 2004
£380,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7PU: £355,000 (2025–2022).
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Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
SG8 7SF
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46.5dB