94 High Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8EF). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in September 2001. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 16.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 sits 149% above the 2001 sale of £143,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£180/sq ft) was about 24.2% below the postcode norm. At 74 m² it's 26.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 9 EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Erection of triple garages following demolition of existing fire damaged garages (amended plans recevied 31/03/2025).
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94 High Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£356,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.8% per year over 4 years.
£143,000
Growth on file: 16.8% per year over 4 years.
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94 High Street is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£1,932
Street avg £3,512
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
28 September 2001Most recent
£143,000
+98.6%over 4 years25 April 1997
£72,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8EF: £425,500 (2024–2019).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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