Barleycroft, High Street, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HY
4 planning records
About Barleycroft
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Barleycroft is a three-bedroom detached house in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8HY). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 1.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £605,000 is 19.8% above the 2022 sale price. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Sold August 2022 for £505,000. 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
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Barleycroft's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Barleycroft, High Street, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A tree works application was refused at Barleycroft in 2022.
- Feb 2023Tree WorksTreesNo Objection
T1 Leylandii - Fell to ground level.
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£605,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.6% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2022)
£505,000
Growth on file: 1.6% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of Barleycroft, 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.
On years held, Barleycroft runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,659
Street avg £4,158
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 166 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 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
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Barleycroft, High Street, Barley, Royston, SG8 8HY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.
