2 Birch Meadow is a detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft). The latest certificate (September 2019) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).
At 106 m² it sits well below the postcode median (157 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £539,000 is 14.7% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £470,000 in June 2020.
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2 Birch Meadow has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£539,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£470,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
On epc rating, 2 Birch Meadow runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,434
Street avg £3,992
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 145 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 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

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
11 June 2020Most recent
£470,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8DZ: £735,000 (2023–2021).

Years Held
6 years
Street avg 5 years
SG8 8DN
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Barkway VA Church of England First School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB