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Cherry Drive, Royston

MyStreetCheck free street report: Cherry Drive, Royston · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/royston-hertfordshire/cherry-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG8 7DL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£470,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£449,472
18 sales
Price range
£340k – £565k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Mar 2026
SG8 7DL

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At a glance

House prices£449k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station10 min walkRoyston station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 19 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

18 property sales on Cherry Drive, Royston have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £470,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £436,281. By property type, sales here have been 89% semi-detached, 11% detached. Recorded sale prices on Cherry Drive range from £340,000 to £565,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Cherry Drive compared

SG8 postcode area£465,317
Royston£398,495
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2017: £450,000 (1 sales)2017£450k2018: £375,000 (2 sales)2018£375k2020: £400,000 (1 sales)2020£400k2021: £481,667 (3 sales)2021£482k2022: £460,000 (2 sales)2022£460k2023: £406,667 (3 sales)2023£407k2024: £545,000 (1 sales)2024£545k2025: £472,625 (4 sales)2025£473k2026: £470,000 (1 sales)2026£470k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 19 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached16£436,2816 Mar 2026
Detached2£555,00029 Oct 2024

Sold prices on Cherry Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
40, Cherry Drive SG8 7DL 6 Mar 2026£470,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Cherry Drive SG8 7DL 24 Oct 2025£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Cherry Drive SG8 7DL 14 Oct 2025£548,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Cherry Drive SG8 7DL 17 Sep 2025£462,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Cherry Drive SG8 7DL 31 Jan 2025£415,000 OtherFreehold
28, Cherry Drive SG8 7DL 24 Jan 2025£430,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Cherry Drive SG8 7DL 29 Oct 2024£545,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Cherry Drive SG8 7DL 9 Nov 2023£430,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Cherry Drive SG8 7DL 18 May 2023£420,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Cherry Drive SG8 7DL 14 Apr 2023£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Cherry Drive SG8 7DL 18 Aug 2022£440,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Cherry Drive SG8 7DL 26 Jan 2022£480,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Cherry Drive SG8 7DL 10 Dec 2021£430,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Cherry Drive SG8 7DL 7 Apr 2021£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Cherry Drive SG8 7DL 31 Mar 2021£565,000 DetachedFreehold
50, Cherry Drive SG8 7DL 9 Jan 2020£400,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Cherry Drive SG8 7DL 30 Nov 2018£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Cherry Drive SG8 7DL 24 Sep 2018£410,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Cherry Drive SG8 7DL 5 Oct 2017£450,000 Semi-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.

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Crime and flood risk near Cherry Drive

Crime

106 crimes were reported within about a mile of Cherry Drive in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences40
Anti-social behaviour26
Shoplifting14
Criminal damage & arson9
Burglary7
Drugs3

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

Flood risk

Cherry Drive is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood 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 Cherry Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
King James Academy Royston 947 pupils All-through 9–18 Good Report 0.2 mi
Icknield Walk First School 335 pupils Primary 3–9 Report 0.3 mi
St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School 227 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Roman Way Academy 219 pupils Primary 3–9 Good Report 0.5 mi
Studlands Rise First School 170 pupils Primary 3–9 Report 0.6 mi
Tannery Drift First School 320 pupils Primary 3–9 Report 0.7 mi
Bassingbourn Village College 652 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 2.3 mi
Melbourn Primary School 357 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 2.4 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

  • Royston station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Meldreth station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Ashwell & Morden station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 26 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Mill Road (adj, Melbourn Road) 2 min walk
  • Mill Road (opp, Melbourn Road) 2 min walk
  • Green Street (opp, Melbourn Road) 2 min walk
  • Melbourn Road (SW-bound, Mill Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Roysia Surgery
    Burns Road, Royston · 0.3 mi
  • Orchard Surgery,Melbourn
    Orchard Surgery, New Road, Royston · 2.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Royston Queens Road · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Priory Ln Express · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Royston Extra · 0.8 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Foodhall M&S Royston Foodhall · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Royston Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Queen Road (dental Surgery) · 0.3 mi
  • Kneesworth Street (dental Surgery) · 0.5 mi
  • Royston Dental Suite · 0.6 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned86.8%62.5%
Private rented11.0%20.3%
Social rented2.2%17.1%
Households1,076

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.6%64.1%
Aged 65+25.2%18.6%
Residents2,556

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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 networks80%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks88%92%

Share of homes across North Hertfordshire 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 Cherry Drive

Ethnic group

HereNorth Hertfordshire
White94.2%87.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.3%5.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%3.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%2.4%
Other ethnic group0.4%1.1%

Religion

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Christian49.3%43.8%
No religion43%44.5%
Not answered5%6%
Hindu0.7%1.1%
Buddhist0.5%0.5%
Sikh0.5%1.7%
Jewish0.4%–
Muslim0.3%1.6%

Country of birth

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Born in the UK90.8%88.4%
Born outside the UK9.2%11.6%

Highest qualification

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above41.2%41.5%
Level 3 qualifications16%15.5%
No qualifications14%13.6%
Level 2 qualifications12.8%13.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%9.3%
Apprenticeship5.9%4.5%
Other qualifications2.6%2.3%

General health

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Very good health53.3%50.6%
Good health35%34%
Fair health9.5%11.5%
Bad health1.5%3.1%
Very bad health0.7%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereNorth Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household43.6%42.9%
2 cars or vans in household36.1%30.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.8%11%
No cars or vans in household9.6%15.5%

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 North Hertfordshire.

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