3 Sells Close Cottages, High Street, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HY
9 planning records
About 3 Sells Close Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Sells Close Cottages is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8HY). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 0.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £450,000 is 16.3% above the 2021 sale price. 9 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 107 m² it sits well below the postcode median (176 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £387,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Sells Close Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jul 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Sells Close Cottages, High Street, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Sells Close Cottages has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Feb 2012ConditionsApproval of Details
Condition 2 - Details and/or samples of materials
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£450,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.5% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2021)
£387,000
Growth on file: 0.5% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of 3 Sells Close Cottages, High Street, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HY
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Sells Close Cottages is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,617
Street avg £4,173
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 174 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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 8HY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB
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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