2 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 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), 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).
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2 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Feb 2026
2 The Penns has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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2 The Penns has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£441,000
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
CO₂ Emissions for 2 The Penns lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 125 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8DH: £375,000 (2018–2013).

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.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB