3 Periwinkle Close is a semi-detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8DB). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2015) returns a high B (score 88), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, main heating went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs).
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3 Periwinkle Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Feb 2025
3 Periwinkle Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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3 Periwinkle Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£286,000
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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EPC Rating for 3 Periwinkle Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
88 (B)
Street avg 77 (C)
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 69 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.7 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
43.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8DB: £245,000 (2019–1998).

Street avg 1.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Windmill Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Barkway VA Church of England First School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB