68 High Street is a two-bedroom property in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8EF). It has council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Sold November 2024 for £370,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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Insertion of rear dormer window and rooflight to facilitate the provision of additional living accommodation within the roof space. Removal of two rooflights on rear roof slope, internal alterations including the provision of an additional staircase.
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£370,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 22 years.
5 November 2024Most recent
£370,000
+37.0%over 15 yearsWhat it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
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
42.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Insertion of rear dormer window and rooflight to facilitate the provision of additional living accommodation within the roofspace
27 August 2009
£270,000
+20.0%over 6 years25 July 2003
£225,000
-6.1%over 8 months29 November 2002
£239,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8EF: £425,500 (2024–2016).

SG8 8AD
Burrs Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Barkway VA Church of England First School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB