2 Blake Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Royston (SG8 5UX). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a loft. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £482,000 is 13.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 16.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £425,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 Blake Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£482,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 24 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 24 years.
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2 Blake Close is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 73 (C)
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 86 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Scott Close — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Front infill extension, replace existing front garage door with a window, replace garage roof and extend garage to front elevation to facilitate conversion into habitable accommodation, and single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear conservatory
Insertion of 1 velux roof window on front elevation and 2 velux roof windows on rear elevation to facilitate loft conversion
What's in 2 Blake Close, Royston, SG8 5UX's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
21 April 2021Most recent
£425,000
+325.0%over 23 years22 August 1997
£99,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5UX: £455,000 (2025–2018).

Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
SG8 5UX
Closest school
0.3 km
Roman Way Academy. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.2dB