15 Barley Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Great Chishill, Royston, Royston (SG8 8SB). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a G (score 13), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 53), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £446,000 is 17.4% above the 2022 sale price. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £380,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
15 Barley Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
No planning applications are recorded against 15 Barley Road, Great Chishill, Royston, SG8 8SB. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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15 Barley Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£446,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 25 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 25 years.
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15 Barley Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,040
Street avg £3,768
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 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
2.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
16 December 2022Most recent
£380,000
+57.3%over 9 years12 July 2013
£241,500
+189.2%over 15 years27 August 1997
£83,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8SB: £410,000 (2024–2020).
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CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
SG8 8AP
St Margaret of Antioch Church — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Barley (VA) Church of England First School. 2 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB