Royston South, West & East

North Hertfordshire · East of England · population 11,930 · 6 LSOAs

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

96Area Score / 100 ?
  • #286 of 6,856 in England
  • #33 of 746 in East of England
  • #2 of 16 in North Hertfordshire
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,634
Median age (est.)42
Density1,611per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above41%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 9%25–44 27%45–64 24%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 9%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 7%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 7%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional15%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

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.

Income 87 · #903
Employment 93 · #498
Education 68 · #2,157
Health 95 · #327
Crime 94 · #403
Housing & access 77 · #1,602
Living environment 96 · #286

House prices ?

£395,000median (12m) · -0.6% yr · n=223
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£395,000223-0.6%+9.7%
Detached£577,00077+2.4%+4.2%
Semi-detached£399,00048+2.3%+12.1%
Terraced£360,00057+2.6%+20.0%
Flat£206,00041+5.6%-6.4%
This area£395,000
North Hertfordshire£420,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£50,693±£7,095 · #944 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£42,919
Price-to-income ?7.8×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

70Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

41 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 485 offences
North Hertfordshire52
East of England70
England83

Rank #1,299 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences224
Theft70
Burglary34
Vehicle crime47
Criminal damage & arson38
Public order & weapons41
Drugs14
Robbery3
Other14

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 →

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