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Offers in excess of£800,000
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4 bedroom detached house for sale

High Street, Barley, Royston, Hertfordshire
Chain-free
Study
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Detached house
4 bed
2 bath

Key information

Tenure: Freehold
Council tax: Band G
Broadband: Super-fast 69Mbps *
Mobile signal: 
EE O2 Three Vodafone
Water: Ask agent
Heating: Ask agent
Electricity: Ask agent
Sewerage: Ask agent
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Property description & features

  • Tenure: Freehold
  • Gross internal area of 2,174 sq ft with a wealth of original features including feature fireplaces, one with decorative overmantel and structural beams
  • Dual aspect Dining Room with inglenook fireplace and original oven, leading to separate Study
  • Modern Kitchen with wall and base units and four oven oil fired AGA,
  • Bright Sitting Room with feature fireplace and inset wood burner
  • Ground floor family Bath/Shower Room and additional Shower Room
  • Principal Bedroom with built in wardrobes and brick fireplace with cast iron grate
  • 3 / 4 Further Bedrooms and separate first floor WC
  • Off road parking and large Garage and front and rear Gardens
  • Basement cellar for storage
  • No onward chain
A charming Grade II listed four bedroom property situated in this popular village, with excellent commuter links to both Cambridge and London.

Cambridge 14 miles, Saffron Walden 11 miles, Royston 4 miles (fast train to King's Cross) M11 (junction 10) 7 miles, (distances are approximate).

Lower Farm House is Grade II listed and believed to date to C15 with later extensions. Built with a timber frame and rendered elevations under a tiled roof, this property is arranged over two floors with the added benefit of a cellar for storage. The property has been under the current ownership since 1936 and during this time has been completely refurbished to include re wiring, re plumbing and windows as well as further internal modernisation, to create a lovely period home in well maintained condition throughout.


Barley is a small picturesque village situated amidst undulating Hertfordshire countryside. Village facilities include a first school, doctors' surgery, 2 public houses, church, shop/post office, village hall, scout troop, tennis club, cricket club, riding stables and recreation ground. The market town of Royston is just 4 miles to the west and provides a more extensive range of shopping facilities, schools catering for all ages and an 18 hole golf course. The University city of Cambridge lies approximately 14 miles to the north and is not only world renowned for its academic achievements but also as the centre of the 'high tech' industry with the University Research and Development Laboratories, the internationally renowned Cambridge Science Park and Addenbrooke's Hospital/Biomedical Campus. There is also an excellent choice of independent schools on the south and west side of the city.

For the commuter there is a mainline railway station at Royston providing a fast service to London's King's Cross in about 38 minutes or alternatively Audley End Station is about 9 miles to the east providing services to Liverpool Street in about 60 minutes. The M11 (junction 10) is about 7 miles to the east, providing access to Stansted Airport and the M25.

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    Broadband availability and predicted speed: obtained from Ofcom on May 25, 2022

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    Mobile phone signal availability and predicted strength: obtained from Ofcom on May 25, 2022

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