5 Blenheim Close is a mid-terrace house in Shepreth, Royston, Royston (SG8 6PT). 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 (May 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 32 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
5 Blenheim Close has no planning applications on record.
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5 Blenheim Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£253,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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What we flagged
EPC Rating for 5 Blenheim Close lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 76 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
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
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 6PT: £320,000 (2023–2018).

Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Closest school
2.0 km
Foxton Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB