81 High Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8ED). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £550,000 sits 79.3% above the 2003 sale of £306,750. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Sept 2023
A partial demolition application was refused at 81 High Street in 2021.
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81 High Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£550,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£306,750
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
On years held, 81 High Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,068
Street avg £3,761
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 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

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory. Creation of link between main house and former bathhouse outbuilding following removal of existing structure and replace existing front gates with disabled access door.
Creation of link between main house and former bathhouse outbuilding following removal of existing structure
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18 November 2003Most recent
£306,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8ED: £445,000 (2025–2021).

CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
SG8 8SB
Townsend Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Barkway VA Church of England First School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB