Howletts Farm is a detached house in Barkway, Royston, Royston (SG8 8ET). It has a recorded floor area of 392 m² (around 4219 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
8 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
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Howletts Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jan 2023
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Howletts Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,934,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
What 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
43.7dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Amendment for approved roof finish from plain tiles to slate tile (as non-material amendment to planning permission reference 25/00942/FPH granted on 28.05.2025).
Installation of external decks and verandas with canopy over, alterations to existing fenestration to include first floor French window and Juliet balcony, and insertion of rooflights to existing east and west side elevation roofslopes.
Median price across the last 1 sales in SG8 8ET: £230,000 (2013–2013).

Nuthampstead Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Barkway VA Church of England First School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB