4 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8ER
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About 4 Townsend Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Townsend Close is a property in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8ER). It has council tax band E.
Held since September 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
No EPC on record
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8ER, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 Townsend Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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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.
4 Townsend Close has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
Last sold (1998)
£155,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 September 1998Most recent
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8ER: £520,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SG8 8ER
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
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