8 Savile Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Fowlmere, Royston, Royston (SG8 7TU). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
It hasn't traded since December 2010, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £415,000 sits 76.6% above the 2010 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 22.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 80 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 16 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
8 Savile Way has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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8 Savile Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 8 years.
£235,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 8 years.
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Floor Area for 8 Savile Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,938
Street avg £3,096
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
9 December 2010Most recent
£235,000
+38.2%over 8 years23 August 2002
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7TU: £425,000 (2025–2018).

CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
SG8 7XA
Fowlmere Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB