7 Briary Lane is a semi-detached house in Royston (SG8 9BX). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 51). Main heating runs on dual fuel.
At 83 m² it's 16.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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7 Briary Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
7 Briary Lane has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
7 Briary Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£366,000
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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7 Briary Lane is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 79 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Fire Station — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 9BX: £239,000 (2025–2004).

Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Closest school
0.5 km
Tannery Drift School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB