Bridgefoot Farm House is a detached house in Heydon, Royston, Royston (SG8 7PU). It has a recorded floor area of 292 m² (around 3143 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £965,000 sits 54.4% above the 2014 sale of £625,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 43.4% below the postcode norm. At 292 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 10 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in July 2014.
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Bridgefoot Farm House'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 May 2023
A recent planning application at Bridgefoot Farm House was refused — worth checking the council file.
Change of use of farm shop, tea rooms, conservatory and agricultural storage and conversion to live-work unit
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£965,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 13 years.
£625,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 13 years.
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On price per m², Bridgefoot Farm House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,140
Street avg £4,262
Floor Area
292 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
3.0 km
Melbourn Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Non-material amendment on 20/04466/FUL for alterations to doors and windows, raising eaves height by 0.05m (5cm) and internal alterations
9 July 2014Most recent
£625,000
+33.0%over 9 years22 April 2005
£470,000
+51.6%over 3 years29 November 2001
£310,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7PU: £355,000 (2025–2022).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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