14 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8ER
About 14 Townsend Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
14 Townsend Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8ER). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2015. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £505,000 is 17.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 68.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in October 2017. At 92 m² it's 25.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 13 EPCs).
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 14 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8ER, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
14 Townsend Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
14 Townsend Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£505,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 10 years.
Last sold (2017)
£430,000
Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Townsend Close homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
14 Townsend Close is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£4,674
Street avg £3,475
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Royston district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 8ER from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 16 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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