5 Orchard Close is a semi-detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5JY). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2017 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs).
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5 Orchard Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
5 Orchard Close has no planning applications on record.
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5 Orchard Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£315,000
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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5 Orchard Close is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 69 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
Roof insulation improved

Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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