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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Royston is £388,568 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 0.5%.

England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire

Royston

£388,568

Average price, last 12 months

−0.5% in a year
OCT 2016£305kSEPT 2026£389k

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What can I buy with my budget in Royston?

With £390,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Royston.

£390,000

Royston

  • Flats

    £194,507

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £351,565

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £419,382

    £29k short

  • Detached

    £617,308

    £227k short

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 Royston?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Royston costs £1,944 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Royston

    £1,944

    a month

    Average price
    £388,568
    Deposit
    £38,857
    Mortgage
    £349,711
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £77,714

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

  • £617,308

Semi-detached

  • £419,382

Terraced

  • £351,565

Flats

  • £194,507

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Royston

Mostly terraced houses

25%
22%
30%
23%

How green is Royston?

Royston has 2 public parks among 41 green space sites. Green space covers 2.0% of the area: about 10 m² per resident, or 1.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 89% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Royston

    2.0%

    of the land is green space
    10 m² per resident, or 1.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    2 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Royston?

Royston has about 15 residents for every football pitch of land, or 5,326 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Royston
15 people per football pitch of land · 5,326 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 Royston?

Prices in Royston were down on a year earlier in 45 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 0.5% on a year earlier.

Royston45 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 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

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    £388,568

Change over 1 year

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    −£1,879

Change over ~10 years

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    +£86,491

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    237

Number of postcodes

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    776

Households (Census 2021)

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    7,490

Household density

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    2,287 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    17,440

Population density

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    5,326 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    10 m² per resident · less than 89% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    2.0%

Public parks

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    2

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    47 per 1,000 · Typical

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    −3.0%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    15 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    AUG 2026 · £464,968

Most common price band

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    £300k – £400k · 29.5%

Detached average

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    £617,308

Semi-detached average

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    £419,382

Terraced average

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    £351,565

Flats average

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    £194,507

Detached share of sales

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    25.0%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    22.4%

Terraced share of sales

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    29.5%

Flats share of sales

  • Royston

    England / Hertfordshire / North Hertfordshire / Royston

    23.1%

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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