17 Betony Vale is a four-bedroom detached house in Royston (SG8 9TS). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1060 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £538,000 is 17% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 26.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2026. Last sold in October 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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17 Betony Vale's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 May 2021
An application for a garage conversion is currently awaiting a decision.
17 Betony Vale has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£538,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 22 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 22 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
17 Betony Vale is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,669
Street avg £4,904
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and replace existing garage door with a window to facilitate conversion of garage into habitable accommodation. Alterations to fenestration. Installation of rear patio and retaining wall.
What's in 17 Betony Vale, Royston, SG8 9TS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
31 October 2017Most recent
£460,000
+70.4%over 6 years26 August 2011
£270,000
+103.0%over 11 years7 February 2000
£133,000
+44.6%over 4 years25 July 1995
£92,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 9TS: £540,000 (2024–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
SG8 9TH
Studlands Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Studlands Rise First School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB