2 Shaftenhoe End is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8LD). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include notable views.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 18.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £754,000 is 11.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£461/sq ft) was about 38.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Price for 2 Shaftenhoe End has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£754,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.4% per year over 16 years.
£675,000
Growth on file: 18.4% per year over 16 years.
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EPC Rating for 2 Shaftenhoe End runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,963
Street avg £3,930
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
0.9 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Condition 3 - Details and/or samples of materials to be used on all external elevations and the roof of the development hereby permitted as well as the window details on the front elevation, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority before the development is commenced (as Discharge of Condition of Planning application 15/02100/1HH granted 10/12/2015)
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side/rear extension and part single storey rear extension following demolition of existing side conservatory and existing single storey rear extension. Front entrance canopy.(as amended by plans received 2.10.15)
17 August 2017Most recent
£675,000
+82.4%over 2 years14 May 2015
£370,000
+722.2%over 13 years1 August 2001
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8LD: £500,000 (2020–2012).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
SG8 8HN
St Margaret of Antioch Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Barley (VA) Church of England First School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.6dB