4 Pepper Close, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5HX
About 4 Pepper Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Pepper Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5HX). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on lpg.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£543/sq ft) was about 98.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 50 m² it's 28% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (69 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Sold June 2018 for £292,000.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garage
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
4 Pepper Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
0.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Pepper Close, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5HX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 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.
4 Pepper Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£314,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2018)
£292,000
Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 19 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.
EPC Rating for 4 Pepper Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,840
Street avg £4,624
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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.
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