2 Playles Yard, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5XW
2 planning records
About 2 Playles Yard
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Playles Yard is a detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5XW). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.
Held since December 1999 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £656,000 sits 229.6% above the 1999 sale of £199,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£148/sq ft) was about 42.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Playles Yard, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5XW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 2 Playles Yard.
- Nov 2024Solar PanelsFullGranted
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Playles Yard's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£656,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1999)
£199,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of 2 Playles Yard, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5XW
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Detailed analysis
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 5XW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 6 points of interest in total.
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