Royston North & Central

North Hertfordshire · East of England · population 5,783 · 3 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

73Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Royston North & Central is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,842 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 16 in North Hertfordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (76) and lowest on Housing & access (44). Typical homes here sold for about £350,000 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 93 sales), 17% below the wider North Hertfordshire median of £420,000.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 65 · #2,384
Employment 73 · #1,863
Education 50 · #3,439
Health 76 · #1,671
Crime 64 · #2,500
Housing & access 44 · #3,830
Living environment 65 · #2,390

House prices ?

£350,000median (12m) · +2.9% yr · n=93
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£350,00093+2.9%+18.6%
Detached£510,00016+1.0%+15.1%
Semi-detached£410,00019-2.4%+11.7%
Terraced£346,25034-1.1%+18.4%
Flat£174,00024-4.9%-0.6%
This area£350,000
North Hertfordshire£420,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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