78a is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Great Chishill, Royston, Royston (SG8 8SH). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £413,000 is 40.5% above the 2013 sale price. On the market in April 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 93 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jul 2022
Erection of outbuilding
78a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£413,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 11 years.
£294,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 11 years.
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EPC Rating for 78a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,161
Street avg £3,016
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
2.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

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Erection of outbuilding
Full planning data for 78a, Hall Lane, Great Chishill, Royston, SG8 8SH
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12 April 2013Most recent
£294,000
+22.5%over 6 years20 April 2006
£240,000
+9.1%over 3 years28 March 2003
£220,000
+51.7%over 1 year28 February 2002
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8SH: £395,000 (2020–2010).
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CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
SG8 8QL
School — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB