8 Fortune Way, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5YR
1 planning record
About 8 Fortune Way
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Fortune Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Bassingbourn, Royston, Royston (SG8 5YR). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £651,000 is 19.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 60.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2011. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 157 m² it's 18.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 11 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £545,000 in March 2019.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garage
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Fortune Way's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Fortune Way, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5YR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Aug 2011ConservatoryFullIn report
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£651,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2019)
£545,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other Fortune Way homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Fortune Way is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,471
Street avg £3,621
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Royston district page.
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.
Closest school
0.6 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 5YR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 2 points of interest in total.
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