23 Blenheim Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Shepreth, Royston, Royston (SG8 6PT). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£411/sq ft) was about 110.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 95 m² it's 21.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 32 EPCs). Last sale on file: £420,000 in October 2023.
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23 Blenheim Close has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
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Latest sale on 23 Blenheim Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 8 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 8 years.
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Price per m² for 23 Blenheim Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,421
Street avg £3,582
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Shepreth Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension to bungalow
20 October 2023Most recent
£420,000
+80.6%over 8 years14 October 2015
£232,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6PT: £290,000 (2022–2018).

Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
SG8 6HG
Closest school
2.0 km
Foxton Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB