School House, The Causeway, Therfield, Royston, SG8 9PP
About School House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
School House is a detached house in Therfield, Royston, Royston (SG8 9PP). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since April 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £561,000 sits 72.6% above the 2010 sale of £325,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£210/sq ft) was about 27.2% below the postcode norm. At 144 m² it's 17.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 16 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
School House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against School House, The Causeway, Therfield, Royston, SG8 9PP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
School House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
School House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£561,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 12 years.
Last sold (2010)
£325,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other The Causeway homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, School House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,257
Street avg £3,890
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Royston district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 9PP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 10 points of interest in total.
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