16 Canberra Close, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5JF
1 planning record
About 16 Canberra Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Canberra Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5JF). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.
Held since July 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £431,000 sits 358.5% above the 1997 sale of £94,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£86/sq ft) was about 59.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2018. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Canberra Close, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5JF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Dec 2018Garage ConversionFullIn report
Pitched roof to garage and conversion
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16 Canberra Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£431,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1997)
£94,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Canberra Close homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
16 Canberra Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£922
Street avg £3,001
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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 5JF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 18 points of interest in total.
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