24 Barley Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Great Chishill, Royston, Royston (SG8 8SB). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £664,000 is 27.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 39.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). On the market in April 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Nov 2024
24 Barley Road has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
single storey rear extension
24 Barley Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£664,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 15 years.
£520,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 15 years.
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24 Barley Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,537
Street avg £3,719
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Extensions and Alterations
Full planning data for 24 Barley Road, Great Chishill, Royston, SG8 8SB
3 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
5 April 2016Most recent
£520,000
+197.1%over 15 years24 November 2000
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8SB: £410,000 (2024–2021).
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CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
SG8 8SB
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