30 Barkway Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Royston (SG8 9EA). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 10.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 is 17.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£372/sq ft) was about 69.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Sold August 2021 for £376,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
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30 Barkway Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.7% per year over 7 years.
£376,500
Growth on file: 10.7% per year over 7 years.
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On co₂ emissions, 30 Barkway Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,005
Street avg £3,583
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Full planning data for 30 Barkway Road, Royston, SG8 9EA
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16 August 2021Most recent
£376,500
+25.5%over 5 years16 October 2015
£300,000
+57.1%over 10 months12 December 2014
£191,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 9EA: £388,000 (2025–2020).
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CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
SG8 9PP
Closest school
0.3 km
Studlands Rise First School. 7 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB