3 Lower Farm Barns is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8HR). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2018 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
13 years since the last transfer (May 2013). 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Across 2005–2013, sale prices here grew 0% per year, broadly in step with England's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £858,000 is 25.8% above the 2013 sale price.
3 Lower Farm Barns's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Replace existing No.2 garage doors with windows and insertion of rooflights to existing side elevation roofslope to facilitate partial conversion of existing detached garage for use as a gym as amended by plan received on 16 December 2021.
£858,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£682,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
206 m²
Street avg 205 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
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
45.3dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation upgraded
Floor insulation added or improved
Installation of doors to cart shed bays
Full planning data for 3 Lower Farm Barns, High Street, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HR
2 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
31 May 2013Most recent
£682,000
26 May 2005
£680,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in SG8 8HR: £615,000 (2022–2013).
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Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
SG8 8HN
Drayton's Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Barley (VA) Church of England First School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB