1 Kefford Close is a semi-detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5UL). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£440/sq ft) was about 68.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 75 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £355,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
No planning applications are recorded against 1 Kefford Close, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5UL. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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Price for 1 Kefford Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 28 years.
£355,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 28 years.
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Years Held for 1 Kefford Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,733
Street avg £4,476
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
2.6 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
16 August 2024Most recent
£355,000
+12.7%over 3 years11 September 2020
£315,000
+185.1%over 19 years15 June 2001
£110,500
+30.5%over 5 years10 May 1996
£84,688
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5UL: £287,000 (2025–2021).
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CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Tesco — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bassingbourn Village College. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB