The Croft is a property in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8HS). It has council tax band F.
Held since August 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
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Condition 3 - Before development commences on site details of the colour of the proposed tile and cladding at first floor level shall be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning Authority and only the approved details can be implemented on site (as Discharge of Condition of Planning permission 17/00275/1HH granted 29.03.2017).
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The Croft has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£132,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
21 August 1998Most recent
£132,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8HS: £460,000 (2019–2007).
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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
Extension: Single storey
First floor extension to existing dormer bungalow and pitched roof to existing attached garage.

SG8 8HU
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