2 The Butts is a semi-detached house in Fowlmere, Royston, Royston (SG8 7SL). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007-2011. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
2 The Butts has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
Discharge of condition 6 (traffic management plan) of planning permission S/3197/15/FL
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2 The Butts has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£363,000
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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2 The Butts outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Rear of property
Joint application for Two Storey Rear Extensions to numbers 1 and 2 The Butts
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7SL: £575,000 (2024–1995).

Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Fowlmere Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB