109 High Street is a five-bedroom detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8ED). It has a recorded floor area of 286 m² (around 3078 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.5% per year against 0.2% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,493,000 is 10.9% below the 2025 sale of £1,675,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£544/sq ft) was about 105.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 286 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £1,675,000 in July 2025. 13 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 2 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision.
109 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
Erection of detached garden/pool room.
Latest sale on 109 High Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,493,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 5 years.
£1,675,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 5 years.
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Price per m² for 109 High Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,857
Street avg £3,412
Floor Area
286 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
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
43.2dB

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Installation of two new pairs of automated metal driveway gates.
Full planning data for 109 High Street, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8ED
11 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
28 July 2025Most recent
£1,675,000
+42.6%over 4 years24 August 2020
£1,175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8ED: £419,000 (2025–2020).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
SG8 8DZ
Townsend Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Barkway VA Church of England First School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB