Rose Cottage, High Street, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HT
2 planning records
About Rose Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Rose Cottage is a detached house in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8HT). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 159 m² it's 18.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (134 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £946,000 is 26.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 22.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (September 2016). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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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.
Rose Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F35
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Rose Cottage, High Street, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Mar 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension to existing rear element
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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.
Rose Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£946,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2016)
£750,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
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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, Rose Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,717
Street avg £4,171
Floor Area
159 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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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