6 Periwinkle Close is a mid-terrace house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8DB). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 4 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs).
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6 Periwinkle Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.
6 Periwinkle Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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6 Periwinkle Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£341,000
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
6 Periwinkle Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
81 (B)
Street avg 78 (C)
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 66 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 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
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Solar PV panels (40 kWp) installed
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8DB: £245,000 (2019–1998).

Street avg 1.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 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