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Shepherd Close, Royston

MyStreetCheck free street report: Shepherd Close, Royston · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/royston-hertfordshire/shepherd-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SG8 9DF.

Average price (last 12 months)
£360,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£322,500
20 sales
Price range
£255k – £450k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Jul 2026
SG8 9DF

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At a glance

House prices£360k average10% below the Royston average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% 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 station19 min walkRoyston station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 20 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

20 property sales on Shepherd Close, Royston have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £360,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £313,214. That is 10% below the Royston average of £398,495 over the same period. 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 70% terraced, 20% semi-detached, 10% detached. Recorded sale prices on Shepherd Close range from £255,000 to £450,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 52 streets in Royston with at least two sales in the last year, Shepherd Close ranks 26th for average price.

House prices on Shepherd Close compared

Shepherd Close£360,000
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

2016: £289,000 (1 sales)2016£289k2017: £315,000 (2 sales)2017£315k2018: £274,000 (2 sales)2018£274k2019: £271,000 (2 sales)2019£271k2020: £270,000 (1 sales)2020£270k2021: £303,333 (3 sales)2021£303k2023: £375,000 (1 sales)2023£375k2024: £340,250 (4 sales)2024£340k2025: £402,500 (2 sales)2025£403k2026: £360,000 (2 sales)2026£360k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced14£313,21427 Jul 2026
Semi-detached4£315,00024 Apr 2026
Detached2£402,50030 Apr 2025

Sold prices on Shepherd Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
3, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 27 Jul 2026£395,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 24 Apr 2026£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 30 Apr 2025£450,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 11 Mar 2025£355,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 28 Oct 2024£290,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 18 Oct 2024£416,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 2 May 2024£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 27 Mar 2024£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 11 Dec 2023£375,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 27 Sep 2021£290,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 19 Mar 2021£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 11 Jan 2021£340,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 1 May 2020£270,000 TerracedFreehold
63, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 11 Sep 2019£287,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 15 Feb 2019£255,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 14 Dec 2018£280,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 31 Jan 2018£268,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 1 Jun 2017£285,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 3 Apr 2017£345,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Shepherd Close SG8 9DF 9 Dec 2016£289,000 TerracedFreehold

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
29, Shepherd Close £280,000 (Mar 2024) → £325,000 (Apr 2026) +16%
over 2 yrs
10, Shepherd Close £270,000 (May 2020) → £375,000 (Dec 2023) +39%
over 4 yrs
43, Shepherd Close £268,000 (Jan 2018) → £290,000 (Sep 2021) +8%
over 4 yrs
2, Shepherd Close £345,000 (Apr 2017) → £340,000 (Jan 2021) -1%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Shepherd Close

Crime

61 crimes were reported within about a mile of Shepherd Close in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour17
Violence & sexual offences17
Shoplifting13
Burglary5
Criminal damage & arson2
Drugs2

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

Flood risk

Shepherd Close 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 Shepherd Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Studlands Rise First School 170 pupils Primary 3–9 Report 0.3 mi
St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School 227 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.6 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 0.9 mi
Tannery Drift First School 320 pupils Primary 3–9 Report 0.9 mi
Roman Way Academy 219 pupils Primary 3–9 Good Report 1.3 mi
Therfield First School 69 pupils Primary 4–9 Good 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 0.9 mi · 19 min walk
  • Meldreth station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk
  • Ashwell & Morden station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 23 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Shaftesbury Way (adj, Barkway Road) 1 min walk
  • Shaftesbury Way (opp, Barkway Road) 1 min walk
  • Campion Way (E-bound, Campion Way) 4 min walk
  • Studlands Rise (S-bound, Studlands Rise) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Roysia Surgery
    Burns Road, Royston · 1.2 mi
  • Orchard Surgery,Melbourn
    Orchard Surgery, New Road, Royston · 3.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Priory Ln Express · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Royston Queens Road · 0.9 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Foodhall M&S Royston Foodhall · 1.4 mi
  • Tesco Extra Tesco Royston Extra · 1.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Royston Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Royston Dental Care Ltd · 0.5 mi
  • Royston Dental Suite · 0.6 mi
  • Kneesworth Street (dental Surgery) · 0.7 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 skills8 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned86.1%62.5%
Private rented11.5%20.3%
Social rented2.4%17.1%
Households669

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.3%64.1%
Aged 65+22.7%18.6%
Residents1,565

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 Shepherd Close

Ethnic group

HereNorth Hertfordshire
White93.7%87.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%3.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%5.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%2.4%
Other ethnic group0.6%1.1%

Religion

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Christian47.1%43.8%
No religion46.4%44.5%
Not answered4.2%6%
Buddhist0.5%0.5%
Other religion0.5%0.6%
Hindu0.4%1.1%
Muslim0.3%1.6%
Sikh0.3%1.7%

Country of birth

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Born in the UK91.4%88.4%
Born outside the UK8.6%11.6%

Highest qualification

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Level 4 qualifications and above40%41.5%
Level 3 qualifications18.2%15.5%
Level 2 qualifications13.7%13.3%
No qualifications10.8%13.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%9.3%
Apprenticeship4.8%4.5%
Other qualifications2.8%2.3%

General health

HereNorth Hertfordshire
Very good health50.4%50.6%
Good health37.7%34%
Fair health10.2%11.5%
Bad health1.4%3.1%
Very bad health0.3%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereNorth Hertfordshire
1 car or van in household43.3%42.9%
2 cars or vans in household37.5%30.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.8%11%
No cars or vans in household7.3%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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