23 Barkway Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Royston (SG8 9EA). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£443/sq ft) was about 101.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £410,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
No planning applications are recorded against 23 Barkway Road, Royston, SG8 9EA. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for 23 Barkway Road, Royston, SG8 9EA
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23 Barkway Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2008.
£421,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 17 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 17 years.
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23 Barkway Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,767
Street avg £3,536
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 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

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
10 January 2025Most recent
£410,000
+32.7%over 4 years31 January 2020
£309,000
+57.7%over 12 years21 January 2008
£196,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 9EA: £376,500 (2022–2020).
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CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
SG8 9JE
Closest school
0.3 km
Studlands Rise First School. 7 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB