5 High Street, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8EA
6 planning records
About 5 High Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 High Street is a four-bedroom detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8EA). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £767,000 is 10% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 83.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £697,000. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 High Street, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Feb 2025ExtensionFullIn report
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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.
5 High Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£767,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2025)
£697,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
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Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 5 High Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,356
Street avg £3,761
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 122 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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 8EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 17 points of interest in total.
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