80a is a four-bedroom detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8EF). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1604 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in March 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (98 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £776,000 sits 319.5% above the 1995 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 51.3% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Planning history at 80a is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
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80a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£776,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£185,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On price per m², 80a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,242
Street avg £3,610
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 116 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
42.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
Various tree works
T1 Silver Birch - Reduce by 1-2m. T2 Silver Birch - Reduce by 5-6m. T3 Prunus - Fell. T4 x 2 Silver Birch - Reduce crown by 10%. T5 Coniferous - Reduce by 1-1.5m. T6 Magnolia - Prune to size and shape. T7 Apple - Reduce crown by 10%. T8 Prunus - Fell. .T9 Japanese Cherry - Prune.
31 March 1995Most recent
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8EF: £425,500 (2024–2019).

CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
SG8 8HN
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