Sharp Cottage, Church End, Barley, Royston, SG8 8JP

UPRN:100081129307Detached Bungalow3 bedsBuilt before 1900

FreeholdCouncil Tax: Band EEPC: E (42)

Data freshness:Listing· freshPlanning· 4mo agoOwnership· freshEPC· 6mo agoRisk· 5mo agoCrime· freshConnectivity· 1mo agoSchools· 1mo agoAmenities· 2mo agoArea· Census 2021Council Tax· 1mo ago

Sharp Cottage, Church End, Barley, Royston, SG8 8JP

HP Score

/ 100

Mixed

Verdict

yesterday

Verdict: INVESTIGATE, on a scale of Buy, Investigate, Avoid.
Mixed signals - investigate

Evidence

17 of 21 sources

Sale Estimate

£732,000

£695k - £768kHigh

Estimate

£732k

Range

£695k – £768k

Rent Estimate (pcm)

£2,400

£2k - £3k

Monthly

£2,400

Yield

4.61%

Verdict

Derived from HomePortfolio scores

Sharp Cottage earns an INVESTIGATE rating with HP Score 70/100. Investment score 54/100 reflects moderate fundamentals. Crime intensity is very low. Walkability is limited (39/100). Flood risk is not assessed: check the Environment Agency long-term flood map before offering. Tenure is freehold. Every figure here comes from the live HomePortfolio API; anything it does not publish is left out.

Key SourcesEPC RegisterPortal listingsOfcom Connected NationsOfcom mobile coverageMarket estimates (third-party AVM)Defra strategic noise mapping, England Round 4 (Contains Defra data © Crown copyright and database right 2023-2024, Open Government Licence v3.0)Walk ScoreONS Census 2021Police.ukHM Land Registry covenantsHM Land Registry Price PaidPlanIt / council planning portalsOverture Maps PlacesOfsted / DfE GIAS

HP Score

70/ 100

Mixed

Investment Score

54/ 100

Moderate

Crime Score

7/ 100

Low

Walkability

39/ 100

Mixed

Transit & Bike

Transit 8Bike 34

Walk Score, out of 100

Opportunity

Why this could be an opportunity

Low confidence0 independent sourcesLead to verifyListing checked 11 Nov 2026

This rests largely on a single source. Treat the score as a prompt to investigate, not a conclusion.

Check before relying on this score: the advert has 5 bedrooms but the valuation snapshot describes 3 - an extension, conversion or HMO the evidence does not reflect, or a different home. It ranks after every home whose inputs are verified.

Valuation edge0/15
claims [AVM +14.6% (HIGH)] → measured edge +0.00pp of the ask; on later-registered sales an AVM discount carried no edge and a sold-evidence gap at most +0.5pp
Market estimate used (HIGH confidence) · snapshot 14 Nov 2026
- valuation_snapshotsestimate for 100081129307· as of 14 Nov 2026
Rental economics0/40
gross yield 4.6%; range width penalty ×0.74
- valuation_snapshotsrent estimate 2400/mo (range 2150-2700)· as of 14 Nov 2026· verify before relying on this
Stress margin0/30
stressed cash flow -1,003/mo, -42% of rent (6.75% on a 75% loan; no service charge or ground rent disclosed); fails the stress - earns nothing
- underwriting_assumptionscosts not disclosed by the advert· as of 11 Nov 2026
Seller motivationNot scored
context, not scored: 0 price cut(s), 50 days on market; homes with a cut sold 0.2-0.3pp further below the cut ask, which is not an edge
- portal_listingsprice_changes + first_published_date· as of 11 Nov 2026
Risk & liquidity14.6/15
382 sales/12mo in area; valuation range width 10%
- property_intelligencetransactions_12mo

4 of 4 components scored. Ranks on gross yield, the stress margin, risk and disclosed facts. A pricing claim earns only its measured edge: today 0 for the market estimate and at most +0.5pp for sold evidence. The score itself is not yet checked against the outcomes of homes it scored.

Economics

What happens to your money

Price sensitivity

£469,000£719,000

The same scorer re-run at hypothetical asking prices, holding rent, comps and listing history constant. Not a prediction of what the seller would accept.

Your assumptions

Purchase price£625,000

At the asking price

Monthly rent£2,400/mo

Evidenced range £2,150-£2,700

Interest rate5.4%

Loan to value75%

Cash required: £210,050
Net cash flow: -£448/mo
Cash on cash: -2.6%
Score at this price: 15

After a 8% void allowance, 15% management and 10% maintenance. Lender coverage (rent ÷ interest): 1.14 - below the usual 1.25 test. These are your assumptions, not evidence: only the pre-filled rent and price come from the record.

Evidence

Where every number comes from

valuation_snapshotsestimate for 100081129307Valuation edge · as of 14 Nov 2026
valuation_snapshotsrent estimate 2400/mo (range 2150-2700)Rental economics · as of 14 Nov 2026 · verify before relying on this
underwriting_assumptionscosts not disclosed by the advertStress margin · as of 11 Nov 2026
portal_listingsprice_changes + first_published_dateSeller motivation · as of 11 Nov 2026
property_intelligencetransactions_12moRisk & liquidity

Sold comparables in depth

Risks

What could kill this deal

Score confidence is low
largely a single source - treat the number as a prompt, not a conclusion
Rental economics needs verification before you rely on it
rent estimate 2400/mo (range 2150-2700)
Seller motivation could not be scored
context, not scored: 0 price cut(s), 50 days on market; homes with a cut sold 0.2-0.3pp further below the cut ask, which is not an edge

Property risk deep-dive →

Plan

Before you offer

1. Get two written rental appraisals from local lettings agents.
The rent estimate rests on area-level evidence, not lettings on this street.
2. Treat the gap to the estimate as unproven - compare recent sold prices on the street yourself before pricing an offer around it.
On later completions, homes listed below their estimate sold at the same share of the asking price as the rest.
3. Commission a full structural survey, not a basic condition report.
The score prices market evidence, not the fabric of the building.

Every step above was generated from a specific gap or flag in the evidence - no generic advice, no invented tasks.

Valuation & Market

Sale Estimate£732,000

Rent Estimate (pcm)£2,400

Gross Yield4.61%

1y Growth-

3y Growth-3.5%

5y Growth-0.5%

10y Growth+2.1%

Last Sold Price-

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Risk Overview

Flood RiskUnknown
SubsidenceLow
RadonLow
MiningLow
LandslideLow
Air QualityLow
NoiseLow

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Planning Activity

Recent Apps

0SG8 8JP

Approval Rate

-12mo

Development

low

26/02870/TCA
T1 - Horse Chestnut - Deadwood cleanout and lift to 4m over the road
Pending
26/02853/TCA
T1: Holly - Reduce height by 2.5ms and prune laterals all round by 1m to reshape into smaller conical shape, leaving at height of approx 8m, ensuring clearance to wall and adj thatch. T2: Walnut - Reduce back to previous pruning points, equating to reduction of overall regrowth of 2m.
Pending
26/02856/TCA
T4: Yew - Raise and reduce back southern canopy overhanging by 3.5m
Pending

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Ownership

Corporate Ownership52.7%
Overseas OwnershipNo
Lease Term Remaining-
CovenantsRestrictive
Lease TypeFreehold
Last Ownership Change-
SourceLand Registry

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Connectivity

Broadband (Standard)

5 Mbps

Mobile 4G/5G Coverage

EEThreeO2Vodafone

EV Charger

PTAL Rating

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Area Profile

Median EarningsLocal authority£42,703

Population Density55 /km²

Owner Occupied77%

Age Distribution

0-15 15%16-64 56%65+ 29%

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Schools Nearby

Barley (VA) Church of England First School
0.1 mi
GoodConcerns
Barkway VA Church of England First School
2.1 mi
Good
Reed First School
2.6 mi
Good
Studlands Rise First School
2.6 mi
Area grades2024
Inspected after Ofsted withdrew the single overall grade.

2 of 15 nearby schools with published figures were oversubscribed in 2026 - demand, not a catchment.

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Comparables

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£353k
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3 Warrens Cottages
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£197k
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Boundary data not available for this property

No registered title polygon, building footprint, or street match for this property yet.

Why: No HMLR INSPIRE / OSM footprint / OS Open USRN match for this UPRN

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE / OpenStreetMap / OS Open USRN