1 Lower Fields Farm Cottage, Royston Road, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HH
About 1 Lower Fields Farm Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Lower Fields Farm Cottage is a semi-detached house in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8HH). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Lower Fields Farm Cottage, Royston Road, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
No planning applications are recorded against 1 Lower Fields Farm Cottage, Royston Road, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HH. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for 1 Lower Fields Farm Cottage, Royston Road, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HH
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.
1 Lower Fields Farm 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£449,000
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 1 Lower Fields Farm Cottage, Royston Road, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HH
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Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
1.5 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 8HH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 26 points of interest in total.
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