9 Brook Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5NP). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and main heating went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 12.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £739,000 is 28.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 23.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in November 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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9 Brook Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Mar 2026
A a single-storey side extension application was refused at 9 Brook Road in 2022.
9 Brook Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£739,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 1 year.
£575,000
Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 1 year.
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EPC Rating for 9 Brook Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,021
Street avg £2,710
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 136 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
2.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension
What's in 9 Brook Road, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5NP's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
4 November 2016Most recent
£575,000
+16.2%over 1 year17 July 2015
£495,001
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5NP: £225,000 (2021–2006).

CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
SG8 5FL
Gateway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bassingbourn Village College. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB