2 Elbourn Way is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 613 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 39). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since August 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 sits 70.9% above the 2009 sale of £158,000. At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 31 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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2 Elbourn Way 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Mar 2019
2 Elbourn Way has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£270,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 12 years.
£158,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 12 years.
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EPC Rating for 2 Elbourn Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,774
Street avg £3,687
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
44.1dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Removal of existing rear conservatory and erection of new single storey side and rear extension.
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Removal of existing conservatory and erection of a single storey rear and side extension.
What's in 2 Elbourn Way, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5UJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
7 August 2009Most recent
£158,000
-2.5%over 4 years12 July 2005
£162,000
+163.4%over 8 years23 May 1997
£61,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5UJ: £550,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
SG8 5LY
Tesco — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bassingbourn Village College. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB