46 The Causeway is a three-bedroom detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5LG). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £692,000 is 14.8% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 36.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 154 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in February 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. 8 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 4 refused.
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Launch offer · save £5
46 The Causeway's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Aug 2025
A recent planning application at 46 The Causeway was refused — worth checking the council file.
Latest sale on 46 The Causeway was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£692,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 15 years.
£603,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 15 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
46 The Causeway outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,916
Street avg £3,241
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
Retrospective retention of conversion of double garage to habitable floor space and store.
S73 variation of condition 3 (Use) of planning permission S/2357/03/F (Double Garage) to amend the wording of the condition from 'Incidental' to 'Ancillary'.
What's in 46 The Causeway, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5LG's planning history?
6 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
16 February 2018Most recent
£603,000
+97.7%over 14 years2 May 2003
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5LG: £250,000 (2018–2009).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
SG8 5QP
Tesco — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Bassingbourn Village College. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB