17 Barkway Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Royston (SG8 9EA). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (94 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £417,000 is 23.6% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£482/sq ft) was about 119.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in April 2017.
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17 Barkway Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
17 Barkway Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£417,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£337,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On price per m², 17 Barkway Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,192
Street avg £3,509
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bus Station — bus station.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
10 April 2017Most recent
£337,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 9EA: £376,500 (2025–2021).

Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
SG8 9JE
Closest school
0.3 km
Studlands Rise First School. 7 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB