7 Fordham Terrace is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Therfield, Royston, Royston (SG8 9PP). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since August 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £487,000 sits 135.3% above the 2000 sale of £207,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£176/sq ft) was about 32.5% below the postcode norm.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
7 Fordham Terrace has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
£487,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£207,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Price per m² for 7 Fordham Terrace lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,899
Street avg £3,923
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 156 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
0.2 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
2 August 2000Most recent
£207,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 9PP: £712,500 (2024–2020).
1 Fordham Terrace The Causeway Therfield Royston
Sold Jul 2024
4 Fordham Terrace The Causeway Therfield Royston
Sold Dec 2022
Hillcrest The Causeway Therfield Royston
Sold Apr 2022
The Elms The Causeway Therfield Royston
Sold Jan 2020
Beacon Field House The Causeway Therfield Royston
Sold Jan 2017

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
SG8 9PP
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