1 Birch Meadow is a four-bedroom detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft). The latest certificate (September 2019) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 157 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 11 EPCs). Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £685,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
No planning applications are recorded against 1 Birch Meadow, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8DZ. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£737,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£685,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Years Held for 1 Birch Meadow lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,363
Street avg £3,999
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 140 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 1.9 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

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28 April 2022Most recent
£685,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8DZ: £745,000 (2023–2021).
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Years Held
4 years
Street avg 5 years
SG8 8SB
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Barkway VA Church of England First School. 3 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB