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Melbourn Road, Royston

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG8 7DF, SG8 7DG, SG8 7DB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£741,667
3 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£519,718
47 sales
Price range
£190k – £1.25m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Apr 2026
SG8 7DB

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At a glance

House prices£742k average86% above the Royston average 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 station9 min walkRoyston station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold84% freeholdAcross 51 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

47 property sales on Melbourn Road, Royston have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £741,667. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £718,895. Average sale prices rose from £421,667 in 2017 to £741,667 in 2026 (+76%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 86% above the Royston average of £398,495 over the same period. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 40% detached, 30% semi-detached, 15% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Melbourn Road range from £190,000 to £1,250,000. 84% of homes sold here were freehold and 16% leasehold. Of 52 streets in Royston with at least two sales in the last year, Melbourn Road ranks 1st for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Melbourn Road compared

Melbourn Road£741,667
SG8 postcode area£465,317
Royston£398,495
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all SG8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £421,667 (3 sales)2017£422k2018: £452,500 (4 sales)2018£453k2019: £412,179 (7 sales)2019£412k2020: £599,375 (4 sales)2020£599k2021: £673,750 (4 sales)2021£674k2022: £514,000 (8 sales)2022£514k2023: £431,667 (3 sales)2023£432k2024: £604,667 (6 sales)2024£605k2025: £422,800 (5 sales)2025£423k2026: £741,667 (3 sales)2026£742k

Tenure: 84% freehold and 16% leasehold across 51 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached19£718,89514 Apr 2026
Semi-detached14£469,42922 Aug 2025
Terraced7£376,82127 Mar 2026
Flat7£222,57118 Jul 2025

Sold prices on Melbourn Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
7, Melbourn Road SG8 7DB 14 Apr 2026£1,180,000 DetachedFreehold
111, Melbourn Road SG8 7DG 27 Mar 2026£435,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Melbourn Road SG8 7DE 10 Mar 2026£610,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 2 Sep 2025£687,000 DetachedFreehold
71, Melbourn Road SG8 7DG 22 Aug 2025£540,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 10, Precious Court, 34 - 36, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 18 Jul 2025£247,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 10 Jul 2025£270,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 20 Jun 2025£370,000 DetachedFreehold
53A, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 7 Feb 2025£740,000 DetachedFreehold
1B, Melbourn Road SG8 7DB 7 Nov 2024£550,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 10 Oct 2024£730,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
91, Melbourn Road SG8 7DG 24 Jun 2024£750,000 DetachedFreehold
58, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 14 May 2024£475,000 OtherFreehold
58, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 14 May 2024£475,000 TerracedFreehold
57, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 30 Apr 2024£583,000 DetachedFreehold
97, Melbourn Road SG8 7DG 26 Apr 2024£540,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Melbourn Road SG8 7DB 26 Mar 2024£900,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 8, Precious Court, 34 - 36, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 24 Nov 2023£190,000 FlatLeasehold
23, Melbourn Road SG8 7DE 17 Jul 2023£650,000 DetachedFreehold
62, Melbourn Road SG8 7DG 31 Mar 2023£455,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 8 Nov 2022£332,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 3 Nov 2022£494,000 DetachedFreehold
74, Melbourn Road SG8 7DG 11 Oct 2022£625,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, Melbourn Road SG8 7DG 30 Sep 2022£500,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 2 Sep 2022£347,500 TerracedFreehold
19, Melbourn Road SG8 7DB 12 Aug 2022£1,125,000 DetachedFreehold
105, Melbourn Road SG8 7DG 20 Jul 2022£455,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 6, Precious Court, 34 - 36, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 10 Feb 2022£233,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Melbourn Road SG8 7DB 15 Dec 2021£1,250,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 5, Precious Court, 34 - 36, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 27 Aug 2021£210,000 FlatLeasehold
93, Melbourn Road SG8 7DG 16 Apr 2021£510,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 19 Mar 2021£725,000 DetachedFreehold
91, Melbourn Road SG8 7DG 17 Dec 2020£600,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Melbourn Road SG8 7DE 16 Nov 2020£635,000 DetachedFreehold
79, Melbourn Road SG8 7DG 8 Sep 2020£775,000 DetachedFreehold
109, Melbourn Road SG8 7DG 7 Feb 2020£387,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 16 Dec 2019£355,250 TerracedFreehold
82, Melbourn Road SG8 7DG 4 Sep 2019£420,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 10, Precious Court, 34 - 36, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 12 Jul 2019£230,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, Precious Court, 34 - 36, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 3 May 2019£218,000 FlatLeasehold
86, Melbourn Road SG8 7DG 1 Mar 2019£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Melbourn Road SG8 7DB 28 Feb 2019£900,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 18 Jan 2019£452,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Melbourn Road SG8 7DE 11 Sep 2018£610,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 1, Precious Court, 34 - 36, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 30 Aug 2018£230,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 2 Feb 2018£335,000 TerracedFreehold
53A, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 25 Jan 2018£635,000 DetachedFreehold
Gas Kiosk, Melbourn Road 5 Sep 2017£900 OtherLeasehold
48, Melbourn Road SG8 7DF 5 Jul 2017£335,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Melbourn Road SG8 7DE 22 Jun 2017£530,000 DetachedFreehold
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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
7, Melbourn Road £900,000 (Feb 2019) → £1,180,000 (Apr 2026) +31%
over 7 yrs
Flat 10, Precious Court, 34 - 36, Melbourn Road £230,000 (Jul 2019) → £247,000 (Jul 2025) +7%
over 6 yrs
53A, Melbourn Road £635,000 (Jan 2018) → £740,000 (Feb 2025) +17%
over 7 yrs
91, Melbourn Road £600,000 (Dec 2020) → £750,000 (Jun 2024) +25%
over 4 yrs
57, Melbourn Road £494,000 (Nov 2022) → £583,000 (Apr 2024) +18%
over 1 yr
86, Melbourn Road £310,000 (Mar 2019) → £500,000 (Sep 2022) +61%
over 4 yrs
Flat 6, Precious Court, 34 - 36, Melbourn Road £218,000 (May 2019) → £233,000 (Feb 2022) +7%
over 3 yrs
48, Melbourn Road £335,000 (Jul 2017) → £452,000 (Jan 2019) +35%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Melbourn Road

Crime

110 crimes were reported within about a mile of Melbourn Road 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 behaviour28
Shoplifting16
Criminal damage & arson9
Burglary7
Drugs3

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

Flood risk

Melbourn Road 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 Melbourn Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
King James Academy Royston 947 pupils All-through 9–18 Good Report 0.3 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 0.4 mi
Studlands Rise First School 170 pupils Primary 3–9 Report 0.6 mi
Tannery Drift First School 320 pupils Primary 3–9 Report 0.6 mi
Bassingbourn Village College 652 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 2.3 mi
Bassingbourn Primary School 326 pupils Primary 5–11 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 0.4 mi · 9 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) 1 min walk
  • Mill Road (opp, Melbourn Road) 1 min walk
  • Green Street (opp, Melbourn Road) 1 min walk
  • Melbourn Road (SW-bound, Mill Road) 2 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 · 0.7 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 Melbourn Road

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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