29 Picknage Road is an end-of-terrace house in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8HP). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £309,000 sits 67% above the 2013 sale of £185,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£337/sq ft) was about 26.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (74 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Last sold in August 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Apr 2024
No planning applications are recorded against 29 Picknage Road, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HP. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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£309,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£185,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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EPC Rating for 29 Picknage Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,627
Street avg £3,132
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB

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2 August 2013Most recent
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8HP: £335,000 (2024–2008).
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CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Barley (VA) Church of England First School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB