12 Townsend Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8ER). It has a recorded floor area of 209 m² (around 2246 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
It hasn't traded since April 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 37.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £676,000 sits 187.7% above the 2000 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£105/sq ft) was about 64.1% below the postcode norm. At 209 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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12 Townsend Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Apr 2019
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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12 Townsend Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£676,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 37.6% per year over 2 years.
£235,000
Growth on file: 37.6% per year over 2 years.
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On price per m², 12 Townsend Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,126
Street avg £3,771
Floor Area
209 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
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
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension following demolition of existing detached side elevation garage
Works to detached outbuilding to facilitate conversion to habitable accommodation (as amended by plans received 20/10/2017)
10 April 2000Most recent
£235,000
+95.8%over 2 years3 March 1998
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8ER: £520,000 (2025–2021).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
SG8 8SB
Townsend Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Barkway VA Church of England First School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB