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The average house price in The Royds is £624,928 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 16.2%.

England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere

The Royds

£624,928

Average price, last 12 months

−16.2% in a year
AUG 2016£587kJUL 2026£625k

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What can I buy with my budget in The Royds?

With £640,000 you could afford the average detached house in The Royds.

£640,000

The Royds

  • Semi-detached

    £630,900

    In budget

  • Detached

    £631,666

    In budget

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in The Royds?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in The Royds costs £3,126 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • The Royds

    £3,126

    a month

    Average price
    £624,928
    Deposit
    £62,493
    Mortgage
    £562,435
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £124,986

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £631,666

Semi-detached

  • £630,900

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

The Royds

Mostly semi-detached houses

40%
60%

How crowded is The Royds?

The Royds has about 21 residents for every football pitch of land, or 7,579 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

The Royds
21 people per football pitch of land · 7,579 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in The Royds?

Prices in The Royds were down on a year earlier in 45 months of the 108 since August 2017. They are now down 16.2% on a year earlier.

The Royds45 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since August 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    £624,928

Change over 1 year

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    −£120,572

Change over ~10 years

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    +£38,262

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    7

Number of postcodes

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    13

Households (Census 2021)

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    267

Household density

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    3,345 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    605

Population density

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    7,579 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    0 m² per resident · less than 100% of areas

Green space share of area

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    0.0%

Public parks

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    0

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    —

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    +116.7%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    —

Peak month

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    JUL 2018 · £1,060,000

Most common price band

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    £500k – £1m · 90.0%

Detached average

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    £631,666

Semi-detached average

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    £630,900

Terraced average

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    —

Flats average

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    —

Detached share of sales

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    40.0%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    60.0%

Terraced share of sales

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    0.0%

Flats share of sales

  • The Royds

    England / Hertfordshire / Hertsmere / The Royds

    0.0%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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