2 Oxford Close is a detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5LL). It has a recorded floor area of 361 m² (around 3886 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2020. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on oil.
At 361 m² the property is well over the postcode median (133 m² across 56 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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2 Oxford Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
2 Oxford Close has no planning applications on record.
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2 Oxford Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,127,000
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 for 2 Oxford Close lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
361 m²
Street avg 140 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 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
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
SG8 5GZ
Bassingbourn Village College. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB