26 Park Close, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5PZ
3 sales on record
About 26 Park Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
26 Park Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5PZ). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £480,000 sits 65.5% above the 2014 sale of £290,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£195/sq ft) was about 23.1% below the postcode norm. At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in September 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
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What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
26 Park Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jul 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 26 Park Close, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5PZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
26 Park Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
26 Park Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£480,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2014)
£290,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Park Close homes
Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 26 Park Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,101
Street avg £2,636
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Royston district page.
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.
Closest school
0.6 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 5PZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 2 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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