Holmwood is a four-bedroom detached house in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8HS). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £602,000 is 30.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 75.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2019 at £460,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
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Holmwood's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Replacement porch, first floor side extension over existing garage and replace existing garage door with window to facilitate conversion of garage into habitable space.
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Holmwood valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£602,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£460,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
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
45.4dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
23 August 2019Most recent
£460,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8HS: £362,500 (2017–2006).

SG8 8SF
High Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Barley (VA) Church of England First School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB