17 Oxford Close is a detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5LL). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2020 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
At 167 m² it's 25.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (133 m² median across 56 EPCs).
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17 Oxford Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
17 Oxford Close has no planning applications on record.
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17 Oxford Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£610,000
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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Floor Area for 17 Oxford Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 144 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 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.
Closest school
1.8 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed

Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
SG8 5BP
Bassingbourn Village College. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB