2 Orchard Close is a semi-detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5JY). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2017. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
2 Orchard Close has no planning applications on record.
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2 Orchard Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£282,000
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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2 Orchard Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
2.6 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed

Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
SG8 5LT
Tesco — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Bassingbourn Village College. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB