2 Nightingale Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5YH). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 12.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £400,000 sits 50.9% above the 2007 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 111.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Extension: Side of property
Two storey side extension and single storey rear conservatory
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£400,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.6% per year over 10 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 12.6% per year over 10 years.
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CO₂ Emissions for 2 Nightingale Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,118
Street avg £3,144
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 93 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
48.2dB

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Full planning data for 2 Nightingale Close, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5YH
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17 September 2007Most recent
£265,000
+35.9%over 4 years11 April 2003
£195,000
+140.7%over 5 years3 October 1997
£81,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5YH: £300,000 (2020–2005).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
SG8 5UJ
Sassoon Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Bassingbourn Village College. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB