6 Orchard Close is a semi-detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5JY). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2017); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), 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.
6 Orchard Close has no planning applications on record.
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6 Orchard Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£299,000
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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EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 69 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 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
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased

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