5 Westfield Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Fowlmere, Royston, Royston (SG8 7SN). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The property has solar panels and underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £597,000 is 19.4% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£334/sq ft) was about 31.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold June 2024 for £500,000.
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Extensions & porch.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2007.
£597,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 17 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 17 years.
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On price per m², 5 Westfield Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,597
Street avg £2,916
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
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
0.1 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
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
Extension and Porch
19 June 2024Most recent
£500,000
+117.4%over 17 years30 March 2007
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7SN: £300,000 (2023–2010).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
SG8 7TR
Fowlmere Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB