8 Brickyard Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Reed, Royston, Royston (SG8 8BE). It has a recorded floor area of 260 m² (around 2799 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on b30k.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 135% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 260 m² the property is well over the postcode median (167 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £735,000 in December 2023.
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8 Brickyard Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
8 Brickyard Lane has no planning applications on record.
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Latest sale on 8 Brickyard Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£786,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 29 years.
£735,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 29 years.
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On years held, 8 Brickyard Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,827
Street avg £2,031
Floor Area
260 m²
Street avg 187 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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.
Nearest stop
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
15 December 2023Most recent
£735,000
+47.1%over 19 years12 August 2004
£499,500
+95.9%over 5 years28 May 1999
£255,000
+325.0%over 4 years17 January 1995
£60,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8BE: £497,000 (2023–2009).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
SG8 8HN
Brickyard Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Reed First School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB