6 Stanley Barnes Cottages is a semi-detached house in Fowlmere, Royston, Royston (SG8 7SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Nov 2022
6 Stanley Barnes Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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6 Stanley Barnes Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£287,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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What we flagged
6 Stanley Barnes Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 68 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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.
Closest school
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 7SZ: £195,000 (2024–2008).
8 Stanley Barnes Cottages Long Lane Fowlmere Royston
Sold Feb 2024
Queens Head Long Lane Fowlmere Royston
Sold May 2018
5 Stanley Barnes Cottages Long Lane Fowlmere Royston
Sold Mar 2013
3 Stanley Barnes Cottages Long Lane Fowlmere Royston
Sold Oct 2010
7 Stanley Barnes Cottages Long Lane Fowlmere Royston
Sold Apr 2001

Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
SG8 7NJ
Fowlmere Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB