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3 bed house for sale School Lane, Royston, SG8

Asking price

£725,000

Added on 23/09/2026

Type: Detached
Bedrooms: 3
Size: £435 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band E £3,100 a year

Highlights

From the agent's description

Period features
Off-street parking
Large garden
Downstairs WC
Home office
Conservatory
Fireplace

About this property

A beautiful thatched detached cottage offering three good size bedrooms in the heart of the Hertfordshire countryside. This characterful property offers a great space for a family, comprising a large lounge with exposed beams and feature fire place, kitchen, lovely dining space, separate snug lounge which can be utilised as a home office, play room for the kids or a quiet space after a long day. There is also a conservatory a downstairs WC and boot room.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band E £3,100 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,691
Band B

£1,973
Band C

£2,254
Band D

£2,536
Band E

This home: £3,100
Band F

£3,663
Band G

£4,227
Band H

£5,073

This home is in band E, which costs £3,100 a year in South Cambridgeshire for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across South Cambridgeshire, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

This home

£435 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£415 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£312 / sq ft

£435 / sq ft

£514 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£435 per sq ft, above the middle of recent sales in SG8 (£312–£514, 10th–90th percentile, 1,064 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 1,064 homes sold in SG8 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price. All sold £/sq ft in SG8 →

Location

School Lane, Royston, SG8

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £725,000

£362k £1.1m

Deposit10% £73,000

£0 £725k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £652,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £145,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
School House, School Lane Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Nov 2014	n/a	n/a	n/a	£360,000
School House, School Lane Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Mar 2014	n/a	n/a	n/a	£310,000
Hay Cottage, School Lane Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Aug 2013	n/a	n/a	n/a	£255,000
School House, School Lane Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Nov 2004	n/a	n/a	n/a	£170,000
Dibble Cottage, School Lane Detached	Detached	Jun 2002	n/a	n/a	n/a	£398,000
School House, School Lane Detached	Detached	Sept 1999	n/a	n/a	n/a	£160,000
School House, School Lane Detached	Detached	May 1996	n/a	n/a	n/a	£110,000