5 Loveday Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Chrishall, Royston, Royston (SG8 8UA). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil.
Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 9.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £885,000 sits 53.9% above the 2007 sale of £575,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 117.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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5 Loveday Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
5 Loveday Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£885,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 10 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 10 years.
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Price per m² for 5 Loveday Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,964
Street avg £1,553
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 186 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
27 September 2007Most recent
£575,000
+140.1%over 10 years18 September 1997
£239,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8UA: £229,950 (2006–1997).

Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 8.3 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