8 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8ER
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About 8 Townsend Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Townsend Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8ER). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It changed hands recently, sold September 2025 for £370,000. Today's modelled estimate of £464,000 is 25.4% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£362/sq ft) was about 36.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 95 m² it's 23.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (124 m² median across 13 EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenrear
- Garage
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 Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8ER, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 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.
8 Townsend Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2025)
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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Everything we know about 8 Townsend Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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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.
Years Held for 8 Townsend Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,895
Street avg £3,540
Floor Area
95 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.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8ER. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.
