2, TOWNSEND CLOSE, BARKWAY, ROYSTON, SG8 8ER - £250,000

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2 TOWNSEND CLOSE is a midsized extended detached house of 150m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975, which could now be worth an estimated £734,973. It was last sold for £250,000 in May 2002, which was around 8% below the average May 2002 detached price in the North Hertfordshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was February 2013, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was C.

2 TOWNSEND CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows one sale for 2 TOWNSEND CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the one sale, along with the average detached price in the North Hertfordshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2002 30 MAY	£250,000	£270,704	8% below HPI

What might 2 TOWNSEND CLOSE be worth now?

2 TOWNSEND CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £734,973.

This is based on house price inflation of 194%, between May 2002 and May 2026, for detached houses, in the North Hertfordshire local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 194% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 2 TOWNSEND CLOSE of £250,000 on 30th May 2002. For the value to have increased from £250,000 to £734,973 over the 24 years to May 2026, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 2 TOWNSEND CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the North Hertfordshire local authority area.
• The May 2002 sale price of £250,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 2 TOWNSEND CLOSE has not materially changed since May 2002.

How Large is 2 TOWNSEND CLOSE?

2 TOWNSEND CLOSE is 150m², which includes three extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in February 2013. This puts it in the largest 50% of detached houses in Barkway, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses by size in Barkway, and where 2 TOWNSEND CLOSE lies on this distribution: 53% of detached houses are smaller than 2 TOWNSEND CLOSE, and 47% of detached houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Barkway.

2 TOWNSEND CLOSE: Plot

2 TOWNSEND CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.109 of an acre, or 441m².

Where is 2 TOWNSEND CLOSE?

2 TOWNSEND CLOSE is located in BARKWAY, in the SG8 postcode district.