18 Windmill Close is a semi-detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 2-band jump.
At 60 m² it's 25.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 40 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
18 Windmill Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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18 Windmill Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£315,000
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
76 (C)
Street avg 77 (C)
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8BZ: £570,000 (2025–2024).

Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Windmill Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Barkway VA Church of England First School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB