18 Aintree Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Royston (SG8 9JE). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2008–2013, sale prices here grew 0.2% per year, broadly in step with England's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £392,000 sits 65.4% above the 2013 sale of £237,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). On the market in June 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Feb 2024
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
18 Aintree Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£392,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.2% per year over 5 years.
£237,000
Growth on file: 0.2% per year over 5 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
18 Aintree Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,788
Street avg £3,774
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
48.0dB

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
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Single storey front extension and replace attached single garage door with a window to facilitate conversion of garage into habitable accommodation
What's in 18 Aintree Road, Royston, SG8 9JE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
14 June 2013Most recent
£237,000
+0.9%over 5 years8 February 2008
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 9JE: £450,500 (2023–2019).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
SG8 9JE
Clydesdale Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Icknield Walk First School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB