6 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 £561,000 is 15.7% above the 2020 sale price. Sold June 2020 for £484,950.
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6 Birch Meadow's carbon output is low for the local stock.
6 Birch Meadow has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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£561,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£484,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
On epc rating, 6 Birch Meadow runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,575
Street avg £3,978
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 145 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 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
1 June 2020Most recent
£484,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8DZ: £735,000 (2023–2021).

Years Held
6 years
Street avg 5 years
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