Lower Farm House, High Street, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HR
About Lower Farm House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Lower Farm House is a detached house in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8HR). It has a recorded floor area of 202 m² (around 2174 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Lower Farm House'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
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lower Farm House, High Street, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Lower Farm House 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.
Lower Farm House 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£815,000
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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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Lower Farm House lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
202 m²
Street avg 206 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 8HR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 10 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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