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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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2026
3 Townsend Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£526,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 19 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 19 years.
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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
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: Side and rear of property
Retention of two storey side and single storey rear extension.
Widening the two storey element by 150mm, leaving 850mm at its narrowest, which widens along the path due to the taper (as non-material amendment to planning permission 21/02431/FPH granted on 27.10.2021).
8 September 2017Most recent
£420,000
+223.1%over 18 years9 November 1998
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8ER: £520,000 (2025–2021).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
SG8 8SF
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