9 Bank Side is a semi-detached house in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8HU). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jan 2023
9 Bank Side has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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9 Bank Side has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£338,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 we flagged
Floor Area for 9 Bank Side lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 96 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8HU: £215,000 (2021–2007).
The Basset Bank Side High Street Barley Royston
Sold Apr 2021
The Gray Bank Side High Street Barley Royston
Sold Mar 2021
10 Bank Side High Street Barley Royston
Sold May 2007
14 Bank Side High Street Barley Royston
Sold May 2005
3 Bank Side High Street Barley Royston
Sold Feb 2004

Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Richmond's Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Barley (VA) Church of England First School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB