5 Bank Side, High Street, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HU
About 5 Bank Side
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Bank Side is a semi-detached house in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8HU). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (August 2012); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 118 m² it's 26.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).
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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.
5 Bank Side's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 4)
Oct 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F35
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Bank Side, High Street, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Bank Side 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.
5 Bank Side 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£418,000
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 Bank Side homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Bank Side outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
35 (F)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 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
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 8HU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB
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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