33 Barnack Grove is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Royston (SG8 5HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2024) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. At 48 m² this is the 5th smallest of 36 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–119 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 53.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £180,000 in October 2024. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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33 Barnack Grove ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
33 Barnack Grove has no planning applications on record.
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33 Barnack Grove has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£189,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 20 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 20 years.
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On co₂ emissions, 33 Barnack Grove stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,750
Street avg £3,172
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Royston Rail Station — railway station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
15 October 2024Most recent
£180,000
+8.4%over 3 years18 December 2020
£166,000
+10.7%over 4 years9 December 2016
£150,000
+22.0%over 2 years18 September 2014
£123,000
+14.6%over 9 years29 October 2004
£107,350
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5HQ: £185,000 (2025–2023).

CO₂ Emissions
0.9 t/year
Street avg 1.3 t/year
SG8 5XD
Closest school
0.4 km
Tannery Drift School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB