5 Townsend Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8ER). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £537,000 sits 53.4% above the 2016 sale of £350,000. 10 years since the last transfer (March 2016).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
5 Townsend Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
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5 Townsend Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£537,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£350,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On co₂ emissions, 5 Townsend Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,966
Street avg £3,618
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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
29 March 2016Most recent
£350,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8ER: £520,000 (2025–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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