2 Warrens Cottages, Church End, Barley, Royston, SG8 8JP
4 sales on record
About 2 Warrens Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Warrens Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8JP). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 3 certificates since April 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £434,000 is 15.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£562/sq ft) was about 134.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £375,000 in June 2021. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Mar 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F33
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Warrens Cottages, Church End, Barley, Royston, SG8 8JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 2 Warrens Cottages is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Nov 2013Tree WorksTreesNo Objection
Remove one Sycamore tree (T1) in garden of 3 Warren Cottages. Remove one Sycamore tree (T2) to rear of garden of 5 Warren Cottages. Reduce height of hedge line of trees by maximum of 50% and cut back overhanging branches to rear of gardens of numbers 1-6 Warren Cottages (as amended by plans dated 22/1013).
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 2 Warrens Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 26 years.
Last sold (2021)
£375,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
The complete analysis of 2 Warrens Cottages, Church End, Barley, Royston, SG8 8JP
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Versus other Church End homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 2 Warrens Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,048
Street avg £2,801
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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 8JP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 11 points of interest in total.
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