7 Knutsford Road is an end-of-terrace house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5HR). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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7 Knutsford Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
7 Knutsford Road has no planning applications on record.
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7 Knutsford Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£244,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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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7 Knutsford Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 72 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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
2.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5HR: £164,000 (2024–2002).

Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
SG8 5LY
Tesco — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bassingbourn Village College. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB