37 High Street is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5NE). It has a recorded floor area of 233 m² (around 2508 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £758,000 is 31.8% above the 2014 sale price. At 233 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 9 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include tree works and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in September 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
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37 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Feb 2024
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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37 High Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£758,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.1% per year over 7 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 2.1% per year over 7 years.
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What we flagged
Floor Area for 37 High Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,468
Street avg £3,153
Floor Area
233 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 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

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Cut 20 feet off of 3 60 foot leylandii trees. We are only asking to top these trees (crown reduction of 33%) at our expense and with the permission of 37 High Street, Bassingbourn.
H.1 - fell to ground level multiple Leylandii hedge with 1x Yew mixed in due to excessive shading to rear property's. re plant with 5 fruit trees. H.2 Reduce height to 10M from floor level to match height of adjacent hedge to allow more light to rear propertys.
2 September 2014Most recent
£575,000
+16.2%over 7 years25 May 2007
£495,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5NE: £525,000 (2025–2021).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
SG8 5UP
Tesco — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bassingbourn Village College. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
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