2 Pepper Close, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5HX
About 2 Pepper Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Pepper Close is a semi-detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5HX). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 805 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 sits 51.8% above the 2011 sale of £220,000. At 75 m² it's 23.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in November 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.
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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.
2 Pepper Close 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Apr 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Pepper Close, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5HX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Pepper Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£334,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.4% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2011)
£220,000
Growth on file: 1.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Pepper Close homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 2 Pepper Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,940
Street avg £5,349
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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.
Nearest stop
2.4 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 5HX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 16 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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