9 High Street, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8EA
13 planning records
About 9 High Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
9 High Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8EA). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1467 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 44). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £658,000 is 14.4% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 77.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 13 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Sold December 2020 for £575,000.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
9 High Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Mar 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 9 High Street, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A an annexe application was refused at 9 High Street in 2024.
- Jul 2025AnnexFullIn report
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- Larger development activity nearby
- A planning decision worth checking
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£658,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2020)
£575,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
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Everything we know about 9 High Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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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.
9 High Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,219
Street avg £3,788
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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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