20 Clarkes Way is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5LT). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £374,000 is 11.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 72.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £335,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 107 m² it's 21.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 16 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two Storey Side Extension & Single Storey Rear Extension
Latest sale on 20 Clarkes Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£374,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 16 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 16 years.
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20 Clarkes Way is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£3,131
Street avg £2,086
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
2.4 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

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 system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
What's in 20 Clarkes Way, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5LT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
24 September 2021Most recent
£335,000
+68.8%over 7 years12 February 2014
£198,500
+13.4%over 7 years24 May 2006
£175,000
+1.4%over 12 months26 May 2005
£172,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5LT: £315,000 (2024–2015).

CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
SG8 5PT
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