Shalimar, Picknage Road, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HP
About Shalimar
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Shalimar is a two-bedroom detached house in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8HP). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 99), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in October 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £432,000 sits 354.7% above the 1995 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 56.9% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Garage
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Shalimar's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Shalimar, Picknage Road, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Shalimar has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Shalimar's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£432,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1995)
£95,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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Everything we know about Shalimar, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Picknage Road homes
Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Shalimar lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,338
Street avg £3,513
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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 8HP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 8 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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