The Ramblers is a four-bedroom detached house in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8JA). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). Main heating runs on oil.
Last changed hands 13 years ago, in June 2013. 9 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Across 2007–2013, sale prices here grew -0.2% per year, broadly in step with England's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £717,000 is 44.8% above the 2013 sale price.
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The Ramblers's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
The Ramblers has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
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The Ramblers saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£717,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.2% per year over 6 years.
£495,000
Growth on file: -0.2% per year over 6 years.
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The Ramblers outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,094
Street avg £4,761
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 168 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Erection of detached outbuilding to rear garden (as amended by plan received on 19/01/2026).
Yew - Reduce by 25-30% overall
28 June 2013Most recent
£495,000
-6.6%over 2 years28 January 2011
£530,000
+6.0%over 4 years12 January 2007
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8JA: £500,000 (2022–2014).
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CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 12.2 t/year
SG8 8SB
Richmond's Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Barley (VA) Church of England First School. 1 school nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB