The Garden House is a detached house in Barley, Royston, Royston (SG8 8LH). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007-2011. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on oil.
At 132 m² it's 29.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (187 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
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The Garden House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
The Garden House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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The Garden House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£618,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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What we flagged
The Garden House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
73 (C)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 173 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
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
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

Street avg 10.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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