3 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8ER
3 planning records
About 3 Townsend Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Townsend Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8ER). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 106), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £526,000 is 25.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£500/sq ft) was about 85% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in September 2017. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8ER, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Townsend Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
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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.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£526,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 19 years.
Last sold (2017)
£420,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
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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.
Price per m² for 3 Townsend Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,385
Street avg £3,416
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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.
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