SG8 8FE
Last sold £640,000 in December 2024
1, Draytons Close, Royston
- Property type
- Detached
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 1,615 sq ft / 150 sq m
- EPC rating
- B
- Elevation
- About 86m — higher than about 80% of homes in Royston
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Price history in context
- Dec 2024 — £640,000
What this home might be worth today
£655,000
Estimate range £622,000–£687,000
+2.3% since December 2024 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid well below the local norm at the time
vs 10 nearby sales within a year · detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Barley (VA) Church of England First School 7-min walk
- Studlands Rise First School 4.1km
- Royston station 5.2km
- Cross Leys 2.7km
- The coast (coastline) 34.1km
- Lake 6.4km
- Pond 622m
- Canal 21.3km
- Wardington Bottom 3.4km
- The Priory Memorial Gardens 4.4km
- Playing Field 140m
- Icknield Stores 4.1km
- Drayton's Garage (Adj) 17m
Commute by train
From Royston, 5.2km away
- 16 min Cambridge
- 39 min London
- 105 min Oxford
- 119 min Brighton
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Schools nearby
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1 Barley (VA) Church of England First School · Primary · Church of England 0.2 miles State Ofsted Good
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2 Barkway VA Church of England First School · Primary · Church of England 2.2 miles State Ofsted Good
Flood risk
Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map
Noise
Road noise here is mapped at 60–64 dB (Lden, DEFRA 2022) — a busy road within earshot.
Modelled annual average at this point, not a measurement on the doorstep. Below 55 dB is not mapped.
Sunshine and hills
Sunshine: about 1,570 hours a year — sunnier than 50% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.
Hills: on level ground; surrounding hills hide about 4% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.
Planning
- In the Barley conservation area — external changes usually need consent.
From planning.data.gov.uk, where the council has published. Not planning advice.
Crime
Among the lowest for England & Wales — 42 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- Belle Vue, 2, High Street, Royston £440,000 · 2024
- Belle Vue, 1, High Street, Royston £425,000 · 2024
- Rose Cottage, High Street, Royston £750,000 · 2016
- Barleycroft, High Street, Royston £505,000 · 2022
- 2, Draytons Close, Royston £455,000 · 2024
- Avalon, High Street, Royston £405,000 · 2007
Planning activity nearby
- Permitted T1: Sycamore - Fell to ground level Apr 2026 source
- Permitted G1: 13 x Lime Trees - Remove re-growth up to 3m Jan 2026 source
- Undecided Installation of no.12 solar panels on the East roof slope, and no.11 solar panels on the… Jul 2026 source
- Permitted T2, T4, T7, T9: Conifer - Remove. T3, T5: Sycamore - Remove. T6: Norwegian Maple - Prune.… Jan 2026 source
- Conditions Single storey front extension including walk in bay window and front canopy roof. Single… Apr 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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