6 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8ER
About 6 Townsend Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
6 Townsend Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8ER). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 929 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in August 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £464,000 sits 56.8% above the 2009 sale of £296,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£319/sq ft) was about 20.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 86 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility 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.
6 Townsend Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jun 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 6 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8ER, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
6 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.
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2009)
£296,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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.
6 Townsend Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,429
Street avg £3,579
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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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