Foxholes Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Heydon, Royston, Royston (SG8 7PU). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 108), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £352,000 is 10% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£450/sq ft) was about 78.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. A recent sale: £320,000 in June 2025. At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Installation of a fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus
£352,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 3 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 3 years.
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Floor Area for Foxholes Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,848
Street avg £3,810
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 156 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
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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Full planning data for Foxholes Cottage, Barley Road, Heydon, Royston, SG8 7PU
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20 June 2025Most recent
£320,000
+12.2%over 2 years26 September 2022
£285,100
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7PU: £547,500 (2025–2021).
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Years Held
1 years
Street avg 6 years
SG8 7DS
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.5dB