3 Canberra Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5JF). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1154 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows a C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 is 25.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 24.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (June 2017). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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3 Canberra Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jul 2020
3 Canberra Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£385,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 15 years.
£307,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 15 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
On epc rating, 3 Canberra Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,864
Street avg £2,724
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
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
48.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension
What's in 3 Canberra Close, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5JF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
2 June 2017Most recent
£307,000
+25.3%over 2 years27 June 2014
£245,000
+8.9%over 6 years25 September 2007
£225,000
+65.4%over 4 years18 October 2002
£136,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5JF: £299,995 (2022–2013).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
SG8 5UJ
Sassoon Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Bassingbourn Village College. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB