25 High Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5NE). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 72.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £645,000.
25 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
No planning applications are recorded against 25 High Street, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5NE. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for 25 High Street, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5NE
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Price for 25 High Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£627,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 29 years.
£645,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 29 years.
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On price per m², 25 High Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,216
Street avg £2,978
Floor Area
153 m²
Street avg 154 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
2.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
3 January 2025Most recent
£645,000
+57.3%over 14 years23 September 2010
£410,000
+256.5%over 14 years9 February 1996
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5NE: £510,000 (2025–2018).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
SG8 5FL
Tesco — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bassingbourn Village College. 2 schools nearby.
Flood risk
Medium
From the Environment Agency.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB