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Dolphin Lane, Melbourn, Royston

MyStreetCheck free street report: Dolphin Lane, Melbourn, Royston · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/royston-cambridgeshire/dolphin-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG8 6AE, SG8 6AF.

Average price (last 12 months)
£640,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£605,531
16 sales
Price range
£318k – £920k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
26 Jun 2026
SG8 6AE

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At a glance

House prices£606k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station10 min walkMeldreth station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband87% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 18 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

16 property sales on Dolphin Lane, Melbourn, Royston have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £640,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £641,500. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 88% detached, 13% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Dolphin Lane range from £317,500 to £920,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Dolphin Lane compared

SG8 postcode area£465,317
Royston£547,813
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dolphin Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SG8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £368,750 (2 sales)2016£369k2017: £482,500 (2 sales)2017£483k2020: £656,667 (3 sales)2020£657k2021: £604,200 (5 sales)2021£604k2022: £717,500 (2 sales)2022£718k2024: £920,000 (1 sales)2024£920k2026: £640,000 (1 sales)2026£640k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 18 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached14£641,50026 Jun 2026
Semi-detached2£353,75021 Aug 2020

Sold prices on Dolphin Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
47, Dolphin Lane SG8 6AE 26 Jun 2026£640,000 DetachedFreehold
13A, Dolphin Lane SG8 6AE 14 Mar 2024£920,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Dolphin Lane SG8 6AE 28 Nov 2022£605,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Dolphin Lane SG8 6AE 29 Sep 2022£830,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Dolphin Lane SG8 6AE 30 Sep 2021£665,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Dolphin Lane SG8 6AE 18 Jun 2021£635,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Dolphin Lane SG8 6AE 28 May 2021£445,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Dolphin Lane SG8 6AE 18 Mar 2021£720,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Dolphin Lane SG8 6AE 8 Feb 2021£556,000 DetachedFreehold
13A, Dolphin Lane SG8 6AE 18 Sep 2020£695,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Dolphin Lane SG8 6AE 21 Aug 2020£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Dolphin Lane SG8 6AE 21 Aug 2020£885,000 DetachedFreehold
12, Dolphin Lane SG8 6AE 6 Feb 2020£2,000 OtherFreehold
30, Dolphin Lane SG8 6AE 16 Aug 2017£410,000 DetachedFreehold
2A, Dolphin Lane SG8 6AF 26 May 2017£555,000 DetachedFreehold
13A, Dolphin Lane SG8 6AE 15 Mar 2017£265,000 OtherFreehold
14, Dolphin Lane SG8 6AE 3 Aug 2016£317,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Dolphin Lane SG8 6AE 23 Mar 2016£420,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
47, Dolphin Lane £556,000 (Feb 2021) → £640,000 (Jun 2026) +15%
over 5 yrs
13A, Dolphin Lane £265,000 (Mar 2017) → £695,000 (Sep 2020) → £920,000 (Mar 2024) +247%
over 7 yrs
16, Dolphin Lane £720,000 (Mar 2021) → £830,000 (Sep 2022) +15%
over 2 yrs
30, Dolphin Lane £410,000 (Aug 2017) → £635,000 (Jun 2021) +55%
over 4 yrs
14, Dolphin Lane £317,500 (Aug 2016) → £390,000 (Aug 2020) +23%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Dolphin Lane

Crime

43 crimes were reported within about a mile of Dolphin Lane in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour16
Violence & sexual offences14
Criminal damage & arson4
Public order4
Burglary1
Other theft1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Dolphin Lane is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Rhee at Guilden Morden, Arrington and Harston Flood warning area
  • River Rhee in Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Dolphin Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Melbourn Primary School 357 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Melbourn Village College 559 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
Meldreth Primary School 194 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Aurora Meldreth Manor School 47 pupils Other independent special school 6–19 Report 1.1 mi
King James Academy Royston 947 pupils All-through 9–18 Good Report 2.3 mi
Roman Way Academy 219 pupils Primary 3–9 Good Report 2.3 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Meldreth station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Shepreth station 2.2 mi · 45 min walk
  • Royston station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Orchard Surgery,Melbourn
    Orchard Surgery, New Road, Royston · 0.4 mi
  • Roysia Surgery
    Burns Road, Royston · 2.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Melbourn · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Royston Extra · 2.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Royston Queens Road · 2.7 mi
  • Spar Spar - Bassingbourn · 3.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.2 mi
  • Boots · 2.3 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 2.6 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Specialist Dental Partners · 0.6 mi
  • Queen Road (dental Surgery) · 2.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income9 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned79.1%62.5%
Private rented11.4%20.3%
Social rented9.5%17.1%
Households1,020

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6455.6%64.1%
Aged 65+30.2%18.6%
Residents2,278

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)87%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)87%80%
Gigabit-capable87%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks66%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks74%92%

Share of homes across South Cambridgeshire with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Dolphin Lane

Ethnic group

HereSouth Cambridgeshire
White95.4%89%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%5.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%2.8%
Other ethnic group0.6%1.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%1.2%

Religion

HereSouth Cambridgeshire
Christian51.7%45.3%
No religion40.6%43.3%
Not answered6%6.7%
Buddhist0.6%0.5%
Other religion0.4%0.5%
Hindu0.3%1.5%
Jewish0.3%0.3%
Muslim0.1%1.7%

Country of birth

HereSouth Cambridgeshire
Born in the UK91%83.8%
Born outside the UK9%16.2%

Highest qualification

HereSouth Cambridgeshire
Level 4 qualifications and above44.2%47.8%
No qualifications14.8%11.8%
Level 3 qualifications14.6%14.2%
Level 2 qualifications11.2%11.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%7.7%
Apprenticeship5.1%4.6%
Other qualifications2.2%2.1%

General health

HereSouth Cambridgeshire
Very good health48.2%52.2%
Good health35.6%33.6%
Fair health12.2%10.7%
Bad health2.9%2.7%
Very bad health1.1%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereSouth Cambridgeshire
1 car or van in household38.5%40.8%
2 cars or vans in household34.9%35.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household14.1%12.6%
No cars or vans in household12.5%10.9%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of South Cambridgeshire.

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