1a, The Cedars, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5RE
3 planning records
About 1a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1a is a detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5RE). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 156 m² it sits well below the postcode median (256 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£390/sq ft) was about 16.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £655,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1a, The Cedars, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5RE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jul 2023ConditionsIn report
S73 to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of planning permission 22/00943/FUL (Construction of new detached dwelling on land adjacent to 1A The Cedars Bassingbourn) to change the first floor arrangements and roof design.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£675,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£655,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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Versus other The Cedars homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 1a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,199
Street avg £3,798
Floor Area
156 m²
Street avg 224 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
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.
Nearest stop
2.6 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 5RE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 10 points of interest in total.
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