8 Windmill Close is an end-of-terrace house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2020) 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 and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
8 Windmill Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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8 Windmill Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£366,000
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
Habitable Rooms for 8 Windmill Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 77 (C)
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 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
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8BZ: £570,000 (2025–2024).

Street avg 2.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 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