4 Loveday Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Chrishall, Royston, Royston (SG8 8UA). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.
Held since July 1997 — that's 29 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 £904,000 sits 293.1% above the 1997 sale of £229,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£101/sq ft) was about 20.8% below the postcode norm. At 212 m² it's 17% larger than the typical home in the postcode (181 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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4 Loveday Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
4 Loveday Close has no planning applications on record.
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4 Loveday Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£904,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£229,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On price per m², 4 Loveday Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,085
Street avg £2,022
Floor Area
212 m²
Street avg 182 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.1dB

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
High performance glazing installed
More low energy lighting installed
31 July 1997Most recent
£229,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8UA: £239,500 (2007–1997).

Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
SG8 8DZ
School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 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