Darwin Farm, Bassingbourn Road, Litlington, Royston, SG8 0QN
About Darwin Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Darwin Farm is a detached house in Litlington, Royston, Royston (SG8 0QN). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Darwin Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jun 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Darwin Farm, Bassingbourn Road, Litlington, Royston, SG8 0QN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Darwin Farm has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Darwin Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
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Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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Versus other Bassingbourn Road homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Darwin Farm lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
34 (F)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 102 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Royston district page.
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.
Closest school
1.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 0QN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 2 points of interest in total.
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