5 Windmill Close, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8BZ
About 5 Windmill Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Windmill Close is a semi-detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 61 m² it's 24.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 40 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Windmill Close, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8BZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Windmill Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Windmill Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£311,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
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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Versus other Windmill Close homes
Four headline reads against 40 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 5 Windmill Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 77 (C)
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 2.1 t/year
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.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 8BZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 17 points of interest in total.
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