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Desborow Lane, Royston

MyStreetCheck free street report: Desborow Lane, Royston · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/royston-hertfordshire/desborow-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG8 7FR, SG8 7FW.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2023)
£532,481
21 sales
Price range
£370k – £640k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
13 Jun 2025
SG8 7FW

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At a glance

House prices£532k averageSince 2023 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station19 min walkRoyston station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 24 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

21 property sales on Desborow Lane, Royston have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2023. The most recent sale was on 13 Jun 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £563,360. Average sale prices fell from £574,995 in 2023 to £556,435 in 2025 (-3%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. By property type, sales here have been 81% detached, 19% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Desborow Lane range from £369,995 to £639,995. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Desborow Lane compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Desborow 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

2023: £574,995 (5 sales)2023£575k2024: £502,268 (11 sales)2024£502k2025: £556,435 (5 sales)2025£556k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached17£563,36013 Jun 2025
Semi-detached4£401,24510 Dec 2024

Sold prices on Desborow Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
27, Desborow Lane SG8 7FW 13 Jun 2025£534,995 Detached New buildFreehold
35, Desborow Lane SG8 7FW 13 Jun 2025£559,995 Detached New buildFreehold
45, Desborow Lane SG8 7FW 28 Mar 2025£569,995 Detached New buildFreehold
31, Desborow Lane SG8 7FW 31 Jan 2025£569,995 Detached New buildFreehold
37, Desborow Lane SG8 7FW 20 Jan 2025£547,195 Detached New buildFreehold
78, Desborow Lane SG8 7FR 10 Dec 2024£424,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
20, Desborow Lane SG8 7FR 31 Oct 2024£539,995 Detached New buildFreehold
29, Desborow Lane SG8 7FW 21 Oct 2024£549,995 Detached New buildFreehold
14, Desborow Lane SG8 7FR 4 Jul 2024£539,995 Detached New buildFreehold
92, Desborow Lane SG8 7FR 27 Jun 2024£369,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
6, Desborow Lane SG8 7FR 25 Jun 2024£539,995 Detached New buildFreehold
74, Desborow Lane SG8 7FR 21 Jun 2024£469,995 Detached New buildFreehold
94, Desborow Lane SG8 7FR 20 Jun 2024£369,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
8, Desborow Lane SG8 7FR 3 Jun 2024£539,995 Detached New buildFreehold
16, Desborow Lane SG8 7FR 26 Apr 2024£539,995 Detached New buildFreehold
22, Desborow Lane SG8 7FR 25 Apr 2024£639,995 Detached New buildFreehold
76, Desborow Lane SG8 7FR 19 Dec 2023£439,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
12, Desborow Lane SG8 7FR 8 Dec 2023£559,995 Detached New buildFreehold
10, Desborow Lane SG8 7FR 31 Aug 2023£629,995 Detached New buildFreehold
18, Desborow Lane SG8 7FR 31 Aug 2023£587,995 Detached New buildFreehold
4, Desborow Lane SG8 7FR 31 Mar 2023£624,995 Detached New buildFreehold
2, Desborow Lane SG8 7FR 13 Mar 2023£619,995 Detached New buildFreehold
Melwood Grange, Desborow Lane SG8 7FR 17 Dec 2021£5,165,614 OtherFreehold
Melwood Grange, Desborow Lane SG8 7FR 17 Dec 2021£3,300,000 OtherFreehold

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 Desborow Lane

Crime

89 crimes were reported within about a mile of Desborow Lane in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences35
Anti-social behaviour23
Shoplifting13
Criminal damage & arson5
Burglary4
Drugs3

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

Flood risk

Desborow Lane 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 Desborow Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Icknield Walk First School 335 pupils Primary 3–9 Report 0.3 mi
King James Academy Royston 947 pupils All-through 9–18 Good Report 0.3 mi
Studlands Rise First School 170 pupils Primary 3–9 Report 0.5 mi
St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School 227 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Roman Way Academy 219 pupils Primary 3–9 Good Report 1.0 mi
Tannery Drift First School 320 pupils Primary 3–9 Report 1.1 mi
Barley (VA) Church of England First School 25 pupils Primary Church of England 3–9 Good Report 2.6 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 0.9 mi · 19 min walk
  • Meldreth station 2.8 mi · 56 min walk
  • Shepreth station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 32 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Lambert Way (nr, Lilburn Avenue) 3 min walk
  • The Close (nr, Icknield Walk) 4 min walk
  • Dacre Green (opp, Icknield Walk) 4 min walk
  • Newmarket Road (N-bound, Icknield Walk) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Roysia Surgery
    Burns Road, Royston · 0.9 mi
  • Orchard Surgery,Melbourn
    Orchard Surgery, New Road, Royston · 2.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Priory Ln Express · 0.8 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Royston Queens Road · 0.9 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Royston Extra · 1.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Foodhall M&S Royston Foodhall · 1.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Royston Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Boots · 0.8 mi
  • Boots · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Queen Road (dental Surgery) · 0.8 mi
  • Royston Dental Suite · 0.8 mi
  • Royston Dental Care Ltd · 0.9 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 8 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned71.0%62.5%
Private rented7.0%20.3%
Social rented22.0%17.1%
Households690

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1522.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.2%64.1%
Aged 65+17.6%18.6%
Residents1,793

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 Desborow Lane

Ethnic group

HereNorth Hertfordshire
White95.3%87.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%3.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%5.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%2.4%
Other ethnic group0.4%1.1%

Religion

HereNorth Hertfordshire
No religion51.9%44.5%
Christian39.6%43.8%
Not answered5.8%6%
Muslim0.7%1.6%
Hindu0.6%1.1%
Other religion0.5%0.6%
Sikh0.4%1.7%
Buddhist0.3%0.5%

Country of birth

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Born in the UK93.1%88.4%
Born outside the UK6.9%11.6%

Highest qualification

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above30.8%41.5%
Level 3 qualifications18.4%15.5%
No qualifications16.1%13.6%
Level 2 qualifications14.8%13.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%9.3%
Apprenticeship5.4%4.5%
Other qualifications3%2.3%

General health

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Very good health53.5%50.6%
Good health33.1%34%
Fair health9.9%11.5%
Bad health2.8%3.1%
Very bad health0.8%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereNorth Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household40.6%42.9%
2 cars or vans in household31.9%30.6%
No cars or vans in household14.3%15.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.2%11%

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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