Kingston Pastures Farm is a detached house in Arrington, Royston, Royston (SG8 0BX). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £777,000 is 29.5% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£536/sq ft) was about 130.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 104 m² it sits well below the postcode median (221 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in October 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate of lawfulness under S191 for confirmation that the occupation of Reeves Cottage in breach of planning permission S/1178/12/FL is lawful.
Kingston Pastures Farm has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£777,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 17 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 17 years.
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EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 191 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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.

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42.8dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Certificate of lawfulness under S191 for the continued use of Reeves Cottage as a single dwellinghouse for use by non-farm workers.
Full planning data for Kingston Pastures Farm, Reeves Cottage, Old Wimpole Road, Arrington, Royston, SG8 0BX
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10 October 2012Most recent
£600,000
+200.0%over 17 years19 April 1995
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 0BX: £880,000 (2021–1998).
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Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB