September Cottage is a detached house in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8JA). It has a recorded floor area of 225 m² (around 2421 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 225 m² the property is well over the postcode median (160 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
September Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Oct 2018
Prior approval notification - Class O: Change of use from Use Class B1(a) (offices) to Use Class C3 (residential) to provide a single dwelling.
September Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£926,000
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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September Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
23 (F)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
225 m²
Street avg 158 m²
CO₂ Emissions
29.0 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
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

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Reduce height by 2.5m to 5 Plum trees. Cut back upper branches to one Ash tree to avoid damage to overhead telephone cables.
Full planning data for September Cottage, High Street, Barley, Royston, SG8 8JA
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Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8JA: £500,000 (2022–2014).
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Street avg 9.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
SG8 8BE
Richmond's Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Barley (VA) Church of England First School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB