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Howletts Farm, Nuthampstead Road, Barkway

Land size
4 acres
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
4

Key Features

  • OVER 4 ACRES OF LAND
  • 4300SQ FT MAIN HOUSE
  • ADDITIONAL 2 DWELLINGS TOTALLING APPROX 2700SQ FT.
  • 5000SQ FT OF OUT BUILDINGS
  • SURROUNDED BY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRYSIDE

Description

Driving through the electric wooden gates you are quickly warmed by the idyllic surroundings driving along the tree lined road leading up to Howletts Farm, giving a real feel of calmness, beauty and charm. It's very clear to see this is a rare gem of a home and has so much to offer for any style of living.

Walking into the main house there is the real 'WOW' factor with the stunning entrance hallway and dual height staircase. Throughout the home is an extremely well thought out design offering casual and formal living. The kitchen family room provides a fantastic space for entertaining and casual dining while the dining room is perfect for those formal evenings with many family and friends! Further more there is the orangery, currently utilised for home exercise classes, a sitting room, an office, large boot / utility room and a WC. Upstairs there are four very generous bedrooms, all of which offer en-suite facilities.

In addition to this exquisite residence are two further properties - The Cottage, a delightful two bedroom detached house and Honey House, a three bedroom detached property with planning permission in place for development - Combining an approx square footage of 2800. This fits wonderfully for someone looking for multi generational living, business ventures for possible holiday lets or simply some personal hobbies.

The two barns offer multi choice of use and provide extensive storage or the ideal setting for collectors or those seeking a semi-commercial or light industrial use.

Barkway is an attractive village in North Hertfordshire, with many period homes set along charming village lanes. The village has a strong sense of community and offers excellent local amenities such as the primary school with nursery provision and a playgroup held in the village hall, a good sized playground and football pitches with a recently built community space making it particularly appealing to families.

Barkway is set in  a rural yet very well connected area with the nearby towns of Royston (approximately 4.2 miles) and Buntingford (around 5.7 miles) providing a good range of shopping, leisure and educational facilities, while the larger market town of Bishop's Stortford and Cambridge, between 16-18 miles away, offers more extensive amenities. Royston mainline railway station provides regular services to London King's Cross, with additional rail connections to London Liverpool Street available from Audley End, Bishop's Stortford and Ware. For road users, the A10 lies approximately 2 miles to the west, offering convenient links to the City and the M25 London Orbital Motorway and the A505 approximately 4 miles to the north connects west to the A1 and east to the M11.

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Entrance Hall

6.1m x 4.11m - 20'0" x 13'6"
Stairs to first floor, oak flooring.

Study

5.92m x 3.46m - 19'5" x 11'4"
Window to the front.

Sitting Room

5.92m x 7.81m - 19'5" x 25'7"
Beautiful hearth surround with open fire place, sliding doors leading onto the garden and window to the side.

Kitchen/Dining/Living Room

5.97m x 7.81m - 19'7" x 25'7"
Bespoke kitchen with a range of low and eye level units and separate island. Integrated dishwasher, large free standing fridge freezer and Aga oven. Oak flooring, window to the rear and sliding doors leading onto the garden to the side.

Dining Room

6.1m x 3.92m - 20'0" x 12'10"
Oak flooring. Opening onto the garden room.

Garden Room

6.1m x 4.65m - 20'0" x 15'3"
Windows throughout and french style doors leading onto the garden.

Utility Room

3.46m x 3.46m - 11'4" x 11'4"
Range of built in cupboards, washing machine and dryer, stainless steel sink and drainer, window to the rear and single door to the side leading onto the garden. Tiled flooring.

WC

1.85m x 1.95m - 6'1" x 6'5"
Low level WC, wash hand basin and frosted window to the side.

First Floor Landing

Principal Bedroom with En-Suite

5.62m x 4.61m - 18'5" x 15'1"
Featuring walk-in-wardrobe and large four piece en-suite with freestanding bath, double walk in shower enclosure, WC, wash hand basin and heated towel rail. Frosted window to the side and bedroom window to the rear overlooking the gardens.

Bedroom 2 with En-Suite

5.98m x 4.25m - 19'7" x 13'11"
Bedroom window over looking the gardens along with a four piece En-Suite including shower enclosure, panel bath, WC and wash hand basin. Built in airing cupboard.

Bedroom 3 with En-Suite

5.98m x 3.49m - 19'7" x 11'5"
Bedroom window to the front with En-Suite bathroom including a shower enclosure, bath, wash hand basin and WC.

Bedroom 4 with En-Suite

3.9m x 4.44m - 12'10" x 14'7"
Bedroom window to the rear along with En-Suite facilities including a corner shower enclosure, WC and wash hand basin. Frosted window to the side.

Barn

24m x 21m - 78'9" x 68'11"
Huge barn with full height access doors. Light and power throughout.

Kyiv Cottage

Approx 1190 square foot two bedroom detached cottage with integral garage.

Honey House

Approx 2910 square foot 3 bedroom detached property with integral garage. Planning permission in place for development.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-09-12

Market Value Analysis

Compared with 1,221 Homes with Land listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).

This Property£537,500 / acre
Homes with Land Average (1+ acres) £376,120 / acre
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Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Parking
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre · available to 33% of premises

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Barkway VA Church of England First School502 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 9
    Pupils
    24
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Reed First School1.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 9
    Pupils
    64
    Type
    Community school
  • Anstey First School1.9 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    2 to 9
    Pupils
    39
    Type
    Community school
  • Barley (VA) Church of England First School2.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 9
    Pupils
    25
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Hormead Church of England (VA) First School3.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 9
    Pupils
    143
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Freman College3.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    13 to 18
    Pupils
    1,049
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Edwinstree Church of England Middle School3.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    9 to 13
    Pupils
    486
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • King James Academy Royston4.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    9 to 18
    Pupils
    947
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Melbourn Village College6.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    559
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Bassingbourn Village College6.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    652
    Type
    Academy converter

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Sainsburys Buntingford High Street Local, Buntingford3.6 miles
Budgens Buntingford, Buntingford3.8 miles
Tesco Priory Ln Express, Royston, Hertfordshire3.8 miles

GP surgery

Roysia Surgery4.6 miles

Pharmacy

Buntingford Pharmacy3.7 miles

Hospital

Royston Hospital3.5 miles

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces4 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Royston Rail Station4.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Nuthampstead Road68 metres

Typical drive times

Baldock21 min · 14 miles
Royston9 min · 5.2 miles
Buntingford8 min · 5.3 miles
Saffron Walden22 min · 13 miles
Cambridge (city)30 min · 18 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to low risk

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

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