Peartree Cottage is a property in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8LH). It has council tax band G.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in October 2003. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 13.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Planning history at Peartree Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£600,000
Growth on file: 13.6% per year over 8 years.
17 October 2003Most recent
£600,000
+185.7%over 8 yearsWhat it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
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
Walnut - Lift 3 boughs, reduce by approx 25%. Ash - Reduce by approx 25%.
Removal of 5 Sycamore trees, 1 Plum tree and 1 Lawson Cypress tree. Re-shape and balance 1 pear tree.
31 July 1995
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8LH: £590,000 (2024–2021).
4 Smiths End Lane Barley Royston
Sold Oct 2024
Rayments Cottage Smiths End Lane Barley Royston
Sold Oct 2024
The Thatched Cottage Smiths End Lane Barley Royston
Sold Mar 2024
New Cottage Smiths End Lane Barley Royston
Sold Aug 2023
2 Smiths End Lane Barley Royston
Sold Mar 2021

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