1 Corvus Close is a detached house in Royston (SG8 7XS). It has a recorded floor area of 261 m² (around 2809 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in June 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 261 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £790,000 sits 251.1% above the 2000 sale of £225,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£80/sq ft) was about 66.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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1 Corvus Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Oct 2024
Addition of one dormer window in front roof slope and increase height of western flank roof slope to facilitate loft conversion (as amended by plans received on 30th November 2006).
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1 Corvus Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£790,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£225,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Price per m² for 1 Corvus Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£862
Street avg £4,191
Floor Area
261 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 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
53.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Addition of 3 dormer windows to front and rear roof slopes and gable extension to existing roof.
21 June 2000Most recent
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7XS: £540,000 (2025–2024).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
SG8 7SF
Closest school
0.5 km
King James Academy Royston. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.2dB