Royston South, West & East
North Hertfordshire · East of England · population 11,930 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #286 of 6,856 in England
- #33 of 746 in East of England
- #2 of 16 in North Hertfordshire
- Least deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 27% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 27% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Associate professional | 15% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 47% · Christian 45% · Hindu 1%
Born outside the UK: 9%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Royston South, West & East is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #286 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #2 of 16 in North Hertfordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (96) and lowest on Education (68). Typical homes here sold for about £395,000 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 223 sales), 6% below the wider North Hertfordshire median of £420,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,693 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 41 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £395,000 | 223 | -0.6% | +9.7% |
| Detached | £577,000 | 77 | +2.4% | +4.2% |
| Semi-detached | £399,000 | 48 | +2.3% | +12.1% |
| Terraced | £360,000 | 57 | +2.6% | +20.0% |
| Flat | £206,000 | 41 | +5.6% | -6.4% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #2,028 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #1,299 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 224 |
| Theft | 70 |
| Burglary | 34 |
| Vehicle crime | 47 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 38 |
| Public order & weapons | 41 |
| Drugs | 14 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other | 14 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 136 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in North Hertfordshire
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- SandalWakefield96£362,500
- Farnborough HillRushmoor96£450,000
- Staines South WestSpelthorne96£472,500
- Marple Bridge & MellorStockport96£480,000
- Wimbledon ChaseMerton96£725,000
- Teddington NorthRichmond upon Thames96£775,000