Manor House Cottage, Church Lane, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8EJ
About Manor House Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Manor House Cottage is a detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Manor House Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Oct 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Manor House Cottage, Church Lane, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8EJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
No planning applications are recorded against Manor House Cottage, Church Lane, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8EJ. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for Manor House Cottage, Church Lane, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8EJ
Every application and decision on this property and nearby, in full, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Manor House Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£380,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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The complete analysis of Manor House Cottage, Church Lane, Barkway, Royston, SG8 8EJ
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other Church Lane homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Manor House Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 130 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Royston district page.
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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 8EJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 16 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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