42 Windmill Close is a detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2023. The latest certificate (January 2023) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).
At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 40 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: May 2024 at £625,000.
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42 Windmill Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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42 Windmill Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£638,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£625,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
On floor area, 42 Windmill Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,340
Street avg £4,025
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 88 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 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
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
28 May 2024Most recent
£625,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8BZ: £570,000 (2025–2023).

Street avg 2.1 t/year
Years Held
2 years
Street avg 5 years
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