2 Pledgers Place is a three-bedroom detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2025 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2025) returns an A (score 97), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in March 2016 the rating was B, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £686,000 is 14.3% above the 2021 sale price. 8 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £600,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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2 Pledgers Place's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Details reserved by condition 5 (Landscaping) of planning permission reference no 24/01882/FP granted 16.01.2025
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£686,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 6 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 6 years.
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What we flagged
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
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Details reserved by condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission reference no 24/01882/FP granted 16.01.2025
30 September 2021Most recent
£600,000
+14.3%over 5 years23 March 2016
£525,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in SG8 8DQ: £530,000 (2016–2016).

SG8 8DZ
Burrs Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Barkway VA Church of England First School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB