1 Church Close is a detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5NW). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.
Held since July 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £659,000 sits 284.3% above the 1998 sale of £171,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 38.1% below the postcode norm. At 134 m² it's 19.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 11 EPCs).
1 Church Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
No planning applications are recorded against 1 Church Close, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5NW. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for 1 Church Close, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5NW
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1 Church Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£659,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£171,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Habitable Rooms for 1 Church Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,280
Street avg £3,240
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
3.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB

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31 July 1998Most recent
£171,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5NW: £356,000 (2022–2012).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
SG8 5BP
Tesco — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bassingbourn Village College. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB