The Elms is a detached house in Therfield, Royston, Royston (SG8 9PP). It has a recorded floor area of 217 m² (around 2336 sq ft) and council tax band H. The latest certificate (August 2019) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 217 m² the property is well over the postcode median (123 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £1,162,000 is 26.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£394/sq ft) was about 55.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Sold January 2020 for £920,000.
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The Elms ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
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.
£1,162,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£920,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
The Elms outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,240
Street avg £3,710
Floor Area
217 m²
Street avg 149 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
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: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension.
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension following partial demolition of existing rear west wall and interior alterations.
What's in The Elms, The Causeway, Therfield, Royston, SG8 9PP's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
22 January 2020Most recent
£920,000
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
Hillcrest The Causeway Therfield Royston
Sold Apr 2022
Beacon Field House The Causeway Therfield Royston
Sold Jan 2017
5 Fordham Terrace The Causeway Therfield Royston
Sold Jun 2010

Street avg 6.4 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 16 years
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