39 Barkway Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Royston (SG8 9EA). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £419,000 is 14.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 40.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £365,000 in January 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
A a loft conversion application was refused at 39 Barkway Road in 2024.
Insertion of roof lights to existing front roofslope and box dormer to existing rear roofslope to facilitate conversion of loft space into habitable accommodation.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£419,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 13 years.
£365,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 13 years.
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EPC Rating for 39 Barkway Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,578
Street avg £3,610
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 107 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.

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Insertion of roof lights to existing front roofslope and box dormer to existing rear roofslope to facilitate conversion of loft space into habitable accommodation.
Full planning data for 39 Barkway Road, Royston, SG8 9EA
Every application and decision on this property and nearby, in full, in the report.
15 January 2021Most recent
£365,000
+14.1%over 3 years22 February 2017
£320,000
+56.1%over 6 years24 September 2010
£204,950
+2.5%over 2 years31 January 2008
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 9EA: £388,000 (2025–2020).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 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