3 Limes Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5XP). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £258,000 is 25.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 113.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £205,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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3 Limes Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
3 Limes Close has no planning applications on record.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£258,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 8 years.
£205,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 8 years.
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EPC Rating for 3 Limes Close lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 67 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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
44.6dB

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 system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
25 February 2022Most recent
£205,000
+70.8%over 8 years2 October 2013
£120,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in SG8 5XP: £127,313 (2017–2008).

Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
SG8 5LY
Tesco — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bassingbourn Village College. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.5dB