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Gower Road, Royston

MyStreetCheck free street report: Gower Road, Royston · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/royston-hertfordshire/gower-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG8 5DU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£286,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£406,572
27 sales
Price range
£168k – £855k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Feb 2026
SG8 5DU

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At a glance

House prices£407k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station3 min walkRoyston station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold93% freeholdAcross 28 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

27 property sales on Gower Road, Royston have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £286,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £484,389. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 33% detached, 33% semi-detached, 26% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Gower Road range from £167,500 to £855,000. 93% of homes sold here were freehold and 7% leasehold.

House prices on Gower Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Gower Road 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: £380,900 (5 sales)2016£381k2017: £319,975 (2 sales)2017£320k2018: £175,000 (1 sales)2018£175k2019: £408,167 (3 sales)2019£408k2020: £500,000 (2 sales)2020£500k2021: £505,833 (6 sales)2021£506k2022: £363,333 (3 sales)2022£363k2023: £484,833 (3 sales)2023£485k2024: £167,500 (1 sales)2024£168k2026: £286,500 (1 sales)2026£287k

Tenure: 93% freehold and 7% leasehold across 28 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached9£484,38917 Aug 2023
Semi-detached9£403,50021 Nov 2023
Terraced7£377,70712 Feb 2026
Flat2£171,25022 Mar 2024

Sold prices on Gower Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
27, Gower Road SG8 5DU 12 Feb 2026£286,500 TerracedFreehold
Flat 1, The Ashes, Gower Road SG8 5DU 22 Mar 2024£167,500 FlatLeasehold
10, Gower Road SG8 5DU 21 Nov 2023£502,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Gower Road SG8 5DU 9 Oct 2023£342,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Gower Road SG8 5DU 17 Aug 2023£610,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Gower Road SG8 5DU 29 Jun 2022£365,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Gower Road SG8 5DU 11 Apr 2022£355,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Gower Road SG8 5DU 29 Mar 2022£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Gower Road SG8 5DU 7 Dec 2021£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Gower Road SG8 5DU 28 Jun 2021£855,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Gower Road SG8 5DU 28 Jun 2021£620,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Gower Road SG8 5DU 25 Jun 2021£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Gower Road SG8 5DU 19 Mar 2021£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Gower Road SG8 5DU 17 Mar 2021£320,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Gower Road SG8 5DU 5 Feb 2021£460,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Gower Road SG8 5DU 4 Dec 2020£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Gower Road SG8 5DU 19 Jun 2020£640,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Gower Road SG8 5DU 17 Dec 2019£292,500 TerracedFreehold
34, Gower Road SG8 5DU 29 Nov 2019£457,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Gower Road SG8 5DU 18 Apr 2019£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 5, The Ashes, Gower Road SG8 5DU 20 Dec 2018£175,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Gower Road SG8 5DU 2 Oct 2017£329,950 TerracedFreehold
5, Gower Road SG8 5DU 14 Feb 2017£310,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Gower Road SG8 5DU 7 Oct 2016£469,500 DetachedFreehold
47, Gower Road SG8 5DU 22 Jul 2016£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Gower Road SG8 5DU 27 May 2016£310,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Gower Road SG8 5DU 19 May 2016£300,000 TerracedFreehold
The Bourne, 2, Gower Road SG8 5DU 30 Mar 2016£480,000 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
27, Gower Road £355,000 (Apr 2022) → £286,500 (Feb 2026) -19%
over 4 yrs
5, Gower Road £310,000 (Feb 2017) → £365,000 (Jun 2022) +18%
over 5 yrs
41, Gower Road £310,000 (Dec 2021) → £370,000 (Mar 2022) +19%
over under a year
47, Gower Road £345,000 (Jul 2016) → £390,000 (Jun 2021) +13%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Gower Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Roman Way Academy 219 pupils Primary 3–9 Good Report 0.3 mi
Tannery Drift First School 320 pupils Primary 3–9 Report 0.4 mi
St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School 227 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Icknield Walk First School 335 pupils Primary 3–9 Report 0.6 mi
King James Academy Royston 947 pupils All-through 9–18 Good Report 0.6 mi
Studlands Rise First School 170 pupils Primary 3–9 Report 0.7 mi
Bassingbourn Village College 652 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 2.1 mi
Bassingbourn Primary School 326 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 2.1 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 0.2 mi · 3 min walk
  • Meldreth station 2.9 mi · 57 min walk
  • Ashwell & Morden station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 19 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Lower Gower Road (S-bound, Lower Gower Road) 1 min walk
  • Lower Gower Road (N-bound, Lower Gower Road) 2 min walk
  • Orchard Road (nr, Old North Road) 2 min walk
  • Royston Railway Station (Stop C, Queens Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Roysia Surgery
    Burns Road, Royston · 0.3 mi
  • Orchard Surgery,Melbourn
    Orchard Surgery, New Road, Royston · 2.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Royston Queens Road · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Royston Extra · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Priory Ln Express · 0.6 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Foodhall M&S Royston Foodhall · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Royston Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Queen Road (dental Surgery) · 0.1 mi
  • Kneesworth Street (dental Surgery) · 0.3 mi
  • Royston Dental Suite · 0.5 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned58.2%62.5%
Private rented29.2%20.3%
Social rented12.5%17.1%
Households1,177

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.1%64.1%
Aged 65+20.4%18.6%
Residents2,369

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 Gower Road

Ethnic group

HereNorth Hertfordshire
White92%87.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.8%5.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%3.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%2.4%
Other ethnic group0.3%1.1%

Religion

HereNorth Hertfordshire
No religion48.9%44.5%
Christian41.8%43.8%
Not answered6.2%6%
Muslim1.1%1.6%
Hindu0.8%1.1%
Buddhist0.7%0.5%
Other religion0.3%0.6%
Jewish0.2%–

Country of birth

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Born in the UK86.3%88.4%
Born outside the UK13.7%11.6%

Highest qualification

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above43.4%41.5%
Level 3 qualifications15.3%15.5%
No qualifications13.9%13.6%
Level 2 qualifications12.6%13.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%9.3%
Apprenticeship4.6%4.5%
Other qualifications2.1%2.3%

General health

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Very good health44.8%50.6%
Good health38.2%34%
Fair health13%11.5%
Bad health3.2%3.1%
Very bad health0.8%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereNorth Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household45.9%42.9%
2 cars or vans in household24.2%30.6%
No cars or vans in household22.9%15.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household7%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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