52 Windmill Close is a detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2023. The latest certificate (October 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 93).
At 170 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: December 2023 at £710,000.
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52 Windmill Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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52 Windmill Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£722,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£710,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
Floor Area for 52 Windmill Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,176
Street avg £4,036
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.3 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
8 December 2023Most recent
£710,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8BZ: £570,000 (2025–2024).

Street avg 2.1 t/year
Years Held
2 years
Street avg 5 years
SG8 8AN
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