1a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Royston (SG8 9UH). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows a C (score 71). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Held since October 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 14% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £380,000 sits 162.1% above the 2002 sale of £144,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 32.2% below the postcode norm. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs).
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The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
1a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
1a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.0% per year over 6 years.
£144,995
Growth on file: 14.0% per year over 6 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
Price per m² for 1a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,593
Street avg £3,864
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
9 October 2002Most recent
£144,995
+133.9%over 6 years12 April 1996
£62,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 9UH: £375,000 (2025–2022).

CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
SG8 9JE
Shaftesbury Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Studlands Rise First School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB