5 Clarkes Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5LT). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £378,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 99.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £315,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
5 Clarkes Way has no planning applications on record.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.3% per year over 14 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 3.3% per year over 14 years.
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Years Held for 5 Clarkes Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,281
Street avg £2,076
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation upgraded
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
11 January 2021Most recent
£315,000
+57.5%over 14 years8 December 2006
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5LT: £316,500 (2024–2015).

CO₂ Emissions
4.3 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