Hillcrest is a detached house in Therfield, Royston, Royston (SG8 9PP). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2021 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £549,000 is 23.2% below the 2022 sale of £715,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£583/sq ft) was about 129.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £715,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Hillcrest'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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£549,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£715,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
EPC Rating for Hillcrest lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,272
Street avg £3,525
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Details reserved by Condition 20. (Highway Technical Plans:) of planning permission 24/01371/FP granted on 19.02.2025
Details reserved by Condition 1. (Biodiversity gain plan) of planning permission 24/01371/FP granted on 19.02.2025
What's in Hillcrest, The Causeway, Therfield, Royston, SG8 9PP's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
5 April 2022Most recent
£715,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 9PP: £712,500 (2024–2017).
1 Fordham Terrace The Causeway Therfield Royston
Sold Jul 2024
4 Fordham Terrace The Causeway Therfield Royston
Sold Dec 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
8.3 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
SG8 9DA
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