5 Birch Meadow, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8DZ
EPC B
About 5 Birch Meadow
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 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 (November 2019) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95).
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 £538,000 is 13.3% above the 2020 sale price. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £474,950.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Birch Meadow's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.5 t/year
Occupancy
—
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Birch Meadow, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8DZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Birch Meadow has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£538,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2020)
£474,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Birch Meadow homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 5 Birch Meadow lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,481
Street avg £3,987
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 145 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Royston district page.
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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 8DZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 19 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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