3 4 The Butts is a detached house in Fowlmere, Royston, Royston (SG8 7SL). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 116 m² it's 29.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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3 4 The Butts'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Mar 2026
3 4 The Butts has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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3 4 The Butts has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£594,000
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
3 4 The Butts is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
0.2 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
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7SL: £575,000 (2024–1995).

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