3 The Causeway is a four-bedroom detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5LG). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
It hasn't traded since October 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 11.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 sits 70.5% above the 2005 sale of £285,000. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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3 The Causeway ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
3 The Causeway has no planning applications on record.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£486,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.7% per year over 8 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 11.7% per year over 8 years.
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On years held, 3 The Causeway stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,938
Street avg £3,381
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 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
2.5 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Solar PV panels (40 kWp) installed
More low energy lighting installed
14 October 2005Most recent
£285,000
+39.0%over 3 years16 May 2002
£204,995
+83.0%over 5 years25 April 1997
£112,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5LG: £267,500 (2018–2010).

CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
SG8 5UX
Tesco — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Bassingbourn Village College. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB