39a is a detached house in Thriplow, Royston, Royston (SG8 7RE). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
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39a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
39a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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39a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£672,000
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
Habitable Rooms for 39a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 55 (E)
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 191 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 9.3 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.
Closest school
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

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 7RE: £935,000 (2024–2019).

Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Thriplow CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB