2 Kefford Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5UL). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£458/sq ft) was about 71.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 76 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 was August 2025 at £375,000 — fresh data. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate of lawfulness under S192 for the formation of a single door opening to provide access for the property owner between their existing detached garage and the enclosed rear garden of their property
2 Kefford Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 29 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 29 years.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
Years Held for 2 Kefford Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,934
Street avg £4,454
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Floor insulation added or improved
What's in 2 Kefford Close, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5UL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
15 August 2025Most recent
£375,000
+481.4%over 18 years2 November 2006
£64,500
-18.3%over 10 years23 September 1996
£78,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5UL: £287,000 (2024–2021).

Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
SG8 5PT
Tesco — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Bassingbourn Village College. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB