18 New Road is a detached house in Great Chishill, Royston, Royston (SG8 8ST). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 98 m² it sits well below the postcode median (192 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
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18 New Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
18 New Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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18 New Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£551,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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On floor area, 18 New Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 186 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 8.5 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
2.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

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 decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8ST: £487,500 (2024–2002).

Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
School — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB