Barleycorn Cottage, High Street, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HT
About Barleycorn Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Barleycorn Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8HT). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2018) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
At 112 m² it's 25.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (150 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 21.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £525,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Barleycorn Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2018
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F24
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Barleycorn Cottage, High Street, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
No planning applications are recorded against Barleycorn Cottage, High Street, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HT. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for Barleycorn Cottage, High Street, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HT
Every application and decision on this property and nearby, in full, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£566,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£525,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of Barleycorn Cottage, High Street, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HT
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Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Barleycorn Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,688
Street avg £4,174
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 162 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.0 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 8HT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 9 points of interest in total.
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