Lavender House, Smiths End Lane, Barley, Royston, SG8 8LH
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About Lavender House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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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What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
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.
Lavender House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Lavender House, Smiths End Lane, Barley, Royston, SG8 8LH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2021FullIn report
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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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for Lavender House has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£1,308,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.6% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2019)
£1,200,000
Growth on file: 10.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
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Everything we know about Lavender House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Smiths End Lane homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
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
0.7 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SG8 8LH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 14 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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