1 Mill Cottages, Royston Road, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8BX
1 planning record
About 1 Mill Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Mill Cottages is a semi-detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8BX). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 3-band jump.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£484/sq ft) was about 20.7% below the postcode norm. Last sold in December 2017, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Mill Cottages, Royston Road, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 Mill Cottages.
- Oct 2018ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension with rear dormer window.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£460,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2017)
£495,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of 1 Mill Cottages, Royston Road, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8BX
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other Royston Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 1 Mill Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,211
Street avg £8,221
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
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
0.3 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 8BX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 20 points of interest in total.
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