1 May Street, Great Chishill, Royston, SG8 8SN
5 sales on record
About 1 May Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 May Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Great Chishill, Royston, Royston (SG8 8SN). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on smokeless coal. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £352,000 is 29.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£460/sq ft) was about 66.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 6 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Last sold in November 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 May Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jul 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 May Street, Great Chishill, Royston, SG8 8SN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at 1 May Street was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Dec 2022Tree WorksTreesDecline to Determine
3 lime trees one in the right hand corner of my front garden as looking from hall lane the other 2 are left and right of the path to my front door. Pollard back to previous growth points.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 May Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£352,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 17 years.
Last sold (2015)
£272,500
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of 1 May Street, Great Chishill, Royston, SG8 8SN
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other May Street homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 1 May Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,955
Street avg £8,471
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Royston district page.
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
2.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 8SN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 12 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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