3 Oxford Close is a detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5LL). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on oil.
At 215 m² the property is well over the postcode median (133 m² across 56 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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3 Oxford Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
3 Oxford Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
3 Oxford Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£783,000
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 3 Oxford Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
215 m²
Street avg 143 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.1 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
Hot water efficiency decreased
Wall insulation upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed

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