Apple Grove House, Cambridge Road, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8BP
EPC B
About Apple Grove House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Apple Grove House is a detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8BP). It has a recorded floor area of 210 m² (around 2260 sq ft). The latest certificate (November 2017) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £945,000 is 12.5% above the 2021 sale price. At 210 m² the property is well over the postcode median (110 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £840,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
EPC Rating
A
B
B85
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Apple Grove House, Cambridge Road, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
No planning applications are recorded against Apple Grove House, Cambridge Road, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8BP. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for Apple Grove House, Cambridge Road, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8BP
Every application and decision on this property and nearby, in full, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£945,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2021)
£840,000
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of Apple Grove House, Cambridge Road, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8BP
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other Cambridge Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Apple Grove House is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,000
Street avg £4,308
Floor Area
210 m²
Street avg 133 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Royston district page.
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.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 8BP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 19 points of interest in total.
Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Apple Grove House, Cambridge Road, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8BP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.
