56, High Street
56, High Street
Description & Estimates







56, High Street, Royston is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 947 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 759 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 56, High Street, Royston is £460,230 and its rental estimate is £1,477 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
High Street, Barkway, Royston, SG8 falls within the SG8 postal district, in the borough of North Hertfordshire.
Our Data Sources
56, High Street, Royston has a single entry in the Land Registry from October 2023 and a single entry in the EPC database dated February 2023.
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 56, High Street, Royston, we estimate a market value of £483,241 and a rental value of £1,550 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £428,014 and £1,373 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 56, High Street, Royston has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £2,951 (0.6%) and its estimated rental value grow by £33 per month (2.2%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 3.9%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 56, High Street, Royston as measuring 759 m2.
That makes it the 2nd largest plot in the postcode, where 17 of the 20 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
56, High Street, Royston has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 28 Feb 2023.
The property is connected to mains gas and has mostly secondary glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 56, High Street, Royston completed on 4th October 2023 at £460,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 9.5% over the period since October 2023.
- Sold Oct 2023£460,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 56, High Street, Royston have sold within a radius of 5.1 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 17th December 2024, was 24A, High Street, Royston, SG8 8EE, a freehold house which sold for £440,000.
Read more about house prices in SG8.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 184 addresses on High Street, Barkway, Royston, SG8, 56, High Street, Royston comes out as the 107th largest and the 87th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £10k less expensive than the average property across the SG8 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mBarkway VA Church of England First School
- 2.2kmReed First School
- 3.1kmBarley (VA) Church of England First School
- 6.5kmFreman College
- 9.4kmMelbourn Village College
- 9.5kmBassingbourn Village College
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Public Transport Nearby
From 56, High Street, Royston, the nearest station is Royston, 6.2 kilometres away.
- 6.2kmRoyston
- 9.1kmAshwell & Morden
- 9.7kmMeldreth
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.

