34 Barnack Grove is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Royston (SG8 5HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (January 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. At 47 m² this is the 4th 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 across 36 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 55.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 47 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 35 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Sold July 2022 for £180,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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34 Barnack Grove's carbon output is low for the local stock.
34 Barnack Grove has no planning applications on record.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£189,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 18 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 18 years.
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On price per m², 34 Barnack Grove stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,830
Street avg £3,164
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
4 July 2022Most recent
£180,000
+2.9%over 4 years16 April 2018
£175,000
+20.7%over 2 years13 January 2016
£145,000
+35.1%over 11 years3 November 2004
£107,350
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 5HQ: £185,000 (2025–2023).

Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.0 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