25 Curlew Crescent is a semi-detached house in Royston (SG8 7XP). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 126.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 63 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in November 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
25 Curlew Crescent has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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25 Curlew Crescent has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 17 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 17 years.
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25 Curlew Crescent outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,762
Street avg £3,634
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
Heating controls changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
10 November 2017Most recent
£300,000
+60.0%over 5 years29 March 2012
£187,500
+63.0%over 11 years12 January 2001
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7XP: £670,000 (2023–2022).

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