7 Pinkeneys is a semi-detached house in Chrishall, Royston, Royston (SG8 8QP). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since July 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £227,000 sits 696.5% above the 1996 sale of £28,500. At 44 m² it's 22.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 10 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
7 Pinkeneys has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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7 Pinkeneys's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£227,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£28,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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EPC Rating for 7 Pinkeneys lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 62 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
15 July 1996Most recent
£28,500

Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Pinkeneys — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 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