Lavender House is a four-bedroom detached house in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8LH). It has a recorded floor area of 291 m² (around 3132 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 47.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 291 m² the property is well over the postcode median (132 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £1,200,000 in July 2019.
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Lavender House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Change of Use land from Agricultural use to Equestrian use and erection of stable block consisting of 2 stable boxes, feed store, tack room and grooming area. Enlargement of existing field opening and relocation of gate to facilitate off-road stopping at entrance to field, creation of access road to stables and erection of additional fencing (as amplified by plan received 1 December 2020)
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Price for Lavender House has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£1,308,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 20 years.
£1,200,000
Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 20 years.
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On floor area, Lavender House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,124
Street avg £4,140
Floor Area
291 m²
Street avg 155 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 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
0.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
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19 July 2019Most recent
£1,200,000
+48.1%over 12 years15 September 2006
£810,000
+422.6%over 7 years26 March 1999
£155,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8LH: £590,000 (2024–2021).
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Sold Aug 2023
2 Smiths End Lane Barley Royston
Sold Mar 2021

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
SG8 8DZ
Richmond's Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Barley (VA) Church of England First School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB