11 Curlew Crescent is a three-bedroom detached house in Royston (SG8 7XP). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£648/sq ft) was about 257.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £530,000 in December 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 76 m² it's 29.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 20 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
11 Curlew Crescent has no planning applications on record.
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£536,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 22 years.
£530,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 22 years.
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Price per m² for 11 Curlew Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,974
Street avg £3,523
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Roundabout — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
2 December 2022Most recent
£530,000
+45.2%over 7 years18 September 2015
£365,000
+58.7%over 5 years11 November 2009
£230,000
+43.8%over 8 years12 December 2000
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7XP: £670,000 (2023–2021).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
SG8 7FB
Closest school
0.6 km
King James Academy Royston. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.2dB