41 Fowlmere Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Heydon, Royston, Royston (SG8 8PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include a balcony and outbuildings.
Held since February 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £597,000 sits 54.1% above the 2010 sale of £387,500. At 103 m² it's 15.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
T.1 Sycamore - Make new pollard 3M lower than previous pollard points to reduce risk of failure near outbuilding due to tree being situated on chalk bank. G.1 Leylandii group - Crown lift to provide 6M clearance from ground level to clear highway from lower branches. G.2 Sycamore and Elm - Fell to ground level self sets along roadside to clear highway of branches T.2 Ash - Fell to ground level dying tree.
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41 Fowlmere Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£597,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£387,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On epc rating, 41 Fowlmere Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,762
Street avg £4,311
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 147 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 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
1.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
23 February 2010Most recent
£387,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8PZ: £845,000 (2024–2020).

CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
SG8 8AD
Church — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB