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Poplar Drive, Royston

MyStreetCheck free street report: Poplar Drive, Royston · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/royston-hertfordshire/poplar-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG8 7ER, SG8 7EP, SG8 7HU.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£409,435
23 sales
Price range
£283k – £587k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
16 May 2025
SG8 7ER

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At a glance

House prices£409k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station13 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

23 property sales on Poplar Drive, Royston have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 16 May 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £395,333. Average sale prices rose from £318,200 in 2016 to £477,333 in 2025 (+50%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 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 65% semi-detached, 26% detached, 9% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Poplar Drive range from £283,000 to £587,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Poplar Drive compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Poplar 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

2016: £318,200 (5 sales)2016£318k2017: £335,000 (1 sales)2017£335k2018: £375,000 (2 sales)2018£375k2020: £379,000 (3 sales)2020£379k2021: £443,500 (2 sales)2021£444k2023: £441,500 (2 sales)2023£442k2024: £480,400 (5 sales)2024£480k2025: £477,333 (3 sales)2025£477k

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

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached15£395,3337 Mar 2025
Detached6£457,00016 May 2025
Terraced2£372,50014 Dec 2020

Sold prices on Poplar Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
54, Poplar Drive SG8 7ER 16 May 2025£510,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Poplar Drive SG8 7ER 7 Mar 2025£372,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Poplar Drive SG8 7EP 7 Mar 2025£550,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Poplar Drive SG8 7ER 30 Apr 2024£587,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Poplar Drive SG8 7HU 29 Apr 2024£435,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Poplar Drive SG8 7HU 24 Apr 2024£495,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
76, Poplar Drive SG8 7EP 19 Apr 2024£490,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
84, Poplar Drive SG8 7EP 1 Feb 2024£395,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Poplar Drive SG8 7ER 12 Oct 2023£433,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Poplar Drive SG8 7ER 14 Aug 2023£450,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Poplar Drive SG8 7HU 25 Jun 2021£427,000 DetachedFreehold
54, Poplar Drive SG8 7ER 14 Jun 2021£460,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Poplar Drive SG8 7ER 14 Dec 2020£375,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Poplar Drive SG8 7HU 26 Aug 2020£302,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Poplar Drive SG8 7EP 13 Aug 2020£460,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Poplar Drive SG8 7HU 26 Feb 2020£252,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Poplar Drive SG8 7ER 21 Nov 2018£370,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Poplar Drive SG8 7ER 7 Aug 2018£380,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Poplar Drive SG8 7HU 27 Jan 2017£335,000 DetachedFreehold
84, Poplar Drive SG8 7EP 16 Dec 2016£310,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, Poplar Drive SG8 7EP 14 Dec 2016£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Poplar Drive SG8 7HU 13 Dec 2016£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Poplar Drive SG8 7EP 22 Apr 2016£323,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Poplar Drive SG8 7ER 12 Feb 2016£283,000 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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
54, Poplar Drive £460,000 (Jun 2021) → £510,000 (May 2025) +11%
over 4 yrs
84, Poplar Drive £310,000 (Dec 2016) → £395,000 (Feb 2024) +27%
over 7 yrs
29, Poplar Drive £283,000 (Feb 2016) → £433,000 (Oct 2023) +53%
over 8 yrs
35, Poplar Drive £380,000 (Aug 2018) → £450,000 (Aug 2023) +18%
over 5 yrs
5, Poplar Drive £252,500 (Feb 2020) → £302,000 (Aug 2020) +20%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Poplar Drive

Crime

104 crimes were reported within about a mile of Poplar Drive 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 offences39
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.

Schools near Poplar Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Icknield Walk First School 335 pupils Primary 3–9 Report 0.1 mi
St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School 227 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 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 0.3 mi
Tannery Drift First School 320 pupils Primary 3–9 Report 0.7 mi
Roman Way Academy 219 pupils Primary 3–9 Good Report 0.8 mi
Bassingbourn Village College 652 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 2.6 mi
Bassingbourn Primary School 326 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 2.7 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 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
  • Meldreth station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk
  • Ashwell & Morden station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 27 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Poplar Drive (S-bound, Poplar Drive) 1 min walk
  • Dacre Green (opp, Icknield Walk) 2 min walk
  • The Close (nr, Icknield Walk) 2 min walk
  • Wheatfield Crescent (S-bound, Wheatfield Crescent) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Roysia Surgery
    Burns Road, Royston · 0.7 mi
  • Orchard Surgery,Melbourn
    Orchard Surgery, New Road, Royston · 2.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Priory Ln Express · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Royston Queens Road · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Royston Extra · 1.1 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Foodhall M&S Royston Foodhall · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Royston Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.7 mi

Dentists

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

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 Poplar Drive

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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