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15,399 people · median £362,750 · North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire Council · Labour minority — no overall control 23/51 seats · 45% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£362,750 median 6th cheapest of 20 neighbourhoods
among 20 neighbourhoods in North Hertfordshire
A typical home here sells for £362,750, up 11.8% over five years. That's about 10× local earnings — around the 11× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 94 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£362,750
5-year change+11.8%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10× · five-year average 11×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from North Hertfordshire15.9%
Of the homes across North Hertfordshire that sold again within five years, 15.9% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Better than East of England (17.5%).
By property type
Detached houses5.6%
Semi-detached houses0%
Terraced houses5.3%
Flats17.6%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new23.7%
Bought second-hand13.8%
Overall
Typical resale gain+16.3% · ~7.6-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (860 resale pairs) across North Hertfordshire — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership70%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,414
North Hertfordshire District Council£276
Hertfordshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,858
Police & Crime Commissioner£280
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,609
Band B£1,878
Band C£2,146
Band D (baseline)£2,414
Band E£2,950
Band F£3,487
Band G£4,023
Band H£4,828
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£3,606 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Royston 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwing Rise | £215,000 | 340 | -9.4% |
| Mill Road | £170,000 | 254 | +12.4% |
| Princes Mews | £144,000 | 233 | +11.9% |
| Kneesworth Street | £138,500 | 218 | +45.3% |
| Queens Road | £157,250 | 216 | -1.3% |
| Burns Road | £118,000 | 171 | +37.1% |
| Shaftesbury Way | £156,500 | 152 | -1.6% |
| Melbourn Road | £249,998 | 150 | -1.8% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
Neighbourhood prices in North Hertfordshire how Royston compares · from North Hertfordshire
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Knebworth +46.3%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knebworth | £443,000 | +46.3% | 134 |
| Willian | £471,000 | +31.5% | 56 |
| Whitehill | £525,000 | +29.1% | 70 |
| Westmill | £440,000 | +24.7% | 90 |
| Codicote | £530,000 | +21.4% | 142 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Royston — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56a Tannery Drift | Detached | 4+ | D | £679,950 | Jul 2026 |
| 24 King James Way | Detached | 3 | D | £550,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Flat 3 Kennedy Court Fish Hill | Flat | 1 | C | £159,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 6 VALLEY RISE ROYSTON | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £610,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 7 Priory Close | Detached | 4+ | D | £575,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 54 Orchard Road | Terraced | 2 | D | £260,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 2a Lower Gower Road | Detached | 3 | D | £410,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 8 Victory Court Grange Bottom | Flat | 2 | C | £217,500 | Jun 2026 |
| 1 Milton Close | Terraced | 3 | C | £392,500 | Jun 2026 |
| 65a Kneesworth Street | Flat | 3 | D | £215,000 | Jun 2026 |
500 sales in 12 months — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
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