5 Betony Vale is a three-bedroom detached house in Royston (SG8 9TS). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£481/sq ft) was about 41.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2021 for £492,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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5 Betony Vale has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£538,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 18 years.
£492,000
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 18 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
Price per m²
£5,179
Street avg £4,868
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
26 February 2021Most recent
£492,000
+141.2%over 18 years3 January 2003
£204,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 9TS: £540,000 (2024–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
SG8 9JE
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