40 The Causeway is a two-bedroom detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5LG). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 605 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since April 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 14.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £332,000 sits 53% above the 2010 sale of £217,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 37% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (91 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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40 The Causeway's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jul 2019
40 The Causeway has no planning applications on record.
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40 The Causeway changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£332,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.1% per year over 3 years.
£217,000
Growth on file: 14.1% per year over 3 years.
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Floor Area for 40 The Causeway lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,858
Street avg £3,249
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
9 April 2010Most recent
£217,000
+2.1%over 1 year13 February 2009
£212,500
+51.8%over 2 years13 December 2006
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5LG: £275,000 (2018–2007).

CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
SG8 5XD
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