20, Picknage Road
20, Picknage Road
Description & Estimates







20, Picknage Road, Royston is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 990 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 762 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 20, Picknage Road, Royston is £437,853 and its rental estimate is £1,484 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Picknage Road, Barley, Royston, SG8 falls within the SG8 postal district, in the borough of North Hertfordshire.
Our Data Sources
20, Picknage Road, Royston has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in July 2014 and a single entry in the EPC database dated December 2012.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 20, Picknage Road, Royston, we estimate a market value of £459,746 and a rental value of £1,559 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £407,204 and £1,380 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 20, Picknage Road, Royston has seen its estimated sale value fall by £2,808 (0.6%) and its estimated rental value move up by £33 per month (2.2%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.1%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 20, Picknage Road, Royston as measuring 762 m2.
That makes it the 3rd largest plot in the postcode, where 8 of the 25 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
20, Picknage Road, Royston has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 13 Dec 2012.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, oil.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 20, Picknage Road, Royston completed on 18th July 2014 at £335,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 33.1% over the period since July 2014.
- Sold Jul 2014£335,000
- Sold Oct 2002£155,000
- Sold Jan 2002£90,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 20, Picknage Road, Royston have sold within a radius of 4.1 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 30th January 2026, was 3, Draytons Close, Royston, SG8 8FE, a freehold house which sold for £430,000.
Read more about house prices in SG8.
- Sold Jan 2026£430,000 | 3 Bed House3, Draytons Close, Royston, SG8 8FE3, Draytons Close, Royston, SG8 8FE
- Sold Mar 2025£450,000 | 3 Bed House4, Draytons Close, Royston, SG8 8FE4, Draytons Close, Royston, SG8 8FE
- Sold Jul 2024£455,000 | 3 Bed House7, Draytons Close, Royston, SG8 8FE7, Draytons Close, Royston, SG8 8FE
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 35 addresses on Picknage Road, Barley, Royston, SG8, 20, Picknage Road, Royston comes out as the 13th largest and the 16th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £33k less expensive than the average property across the SG8 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 400mBarley (VA) Church of England First School
- 3.8kmBarkway VA Church of England First School
- 4.2kmStudlands Rise First School
- 6.6kmMelbourn Village College
- 8.5kmBassingbourn Village College
- 10.0kmFreman College
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Public Transport Nearby
From 20, Picknage Road, Royston, the nearest station is Royston, 5.3 kilometres away.
- 5.3kmRoyston
- 7.1kmMeldreth
- 9.3kmShepreth
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.

