1 The Penns is a semi-detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8DH). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 86 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 6 EPCs).
1 The Penns's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Feb 2026
No planning applications are recorded against 1 The Penns, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8DH. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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1 The Penns has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£447,000
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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On habitable rooms, 1 The Penns runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 125 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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.
Nearest stop
1.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

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Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8DH: £375,000 (2018–2013).
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Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Barkway VA Church of England First School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB