1 Fordham Terrace is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Therfield, Royston, Royston (SG8 9PP). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include notable views and a conservatory.
At 87 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 78.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2024 for £425,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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1 Fordham Terrace's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
£433,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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1 Fordham Terrace is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,885
Street avg £3,651
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Part two storey and part single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear conservatory (as amended by plans received on 13/03/2025).
What's in 1 Fordham Terrace, The Causeway, Therfield, Royston, SG8 9PP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
12 July 2024Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 9PP: £715,000 (2022–2017).
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Sold Dec 2022
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Sold Apr 2022
The Elms The Causeway Therfield Royston
Sold Jan 2020
Beacon Field House The Causeway Therfield Royston
Sold Jan 2017
5 Fordham Terrace The Causeway Therfield Royston
Sold Jun 2010

CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
SG8 9PT
Fox and Duck PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Therfield First School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB