Photo: Chemical Engineer · Public domainThe median home in Royston sells for £180,000
That is the middle of 380 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 4.8 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
38% of Royston’s sales are semi-detached houses
380 homes sold in three years: 131 detached houses, 146 semi-detached houses, 94 terraced houses and 9 flats and maisonettes.
median sale · 131 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £242K–£310K
- Last 12 months
- £295K43 sold
median sale · 146 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £150K–£190K
- Last 12 months
- £178K44 sold
median sale · 94 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £91K–£149K
- Last 12 months
- £118K34 sold
Flats and maisonettes: 9 sold, median £110K
Too few sales for a card of their own.
A mixed market: no one type makes up more than 38% of sales
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Royston’s homes sold for between £134K and £255K
One sale in ten was under £93K and one in ten over £300K. 73% sold for under £250K.
The median, £180,000, sits in the £150–200K band
380 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 4.8 times as much as in 1995, a slower rise than England’s
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £39,000 in 1995 to £186,000 in the last 12 months (£155,500 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
123 sales in the last 12 months, against 257 in 2004, the busiest year, and 61 in 2010. Sales fell by 60% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 29% more sales than 2020.
Royston costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Royston, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £66K | £73K | £160K | £205K | £166K | £225K | £295K |
| Semi-detached houses | £40K | £40K | £96K | £75K | £125K | £133K | £178K |
| Terraced houses | £27K | £27K | £69K | £77K | £65K | £87K | £118K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
819 new homes have been sold in Royston since 1995; the share peaked at 38% in 2004.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
5% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 2.7% sold leasehold in Royston. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Midland Road is Royston’s busiest street, with 21 sales in three years
25 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 6 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Midland Road | S71 | 21 | £110,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 2 | Ruston Drive | S71 | 12 | £269,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 3 | Church Hill | S71 | 11 | £175,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 4 | Cropton Road | S71 | 11 | £162,500 | Mixed |
| 5 | Parish Road | S71 | 10 | £239,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 6 | High Street | S71 | 10 | £138,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 7 | Station Road | S71 | 9 | £190,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 8 | Cross Lane | S71 | 9 | £155,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 9 | Milgate Street | S71 | 9 | £82,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 10 | Applehaigh View | S71 | 8 | £235,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 11 | Summer Lane | S71 | 8 | £116,250 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 12 | Doles Avenue | S71 | 8 | £115,000 | Mostly flats |
| 13 | Redhaw Road | S71 | 7 | £260,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 14 | Newtown Avenue | S71 | 7 | £157,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 15 | Railway Walk | S71 | 6 | £234,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Parish Green: £295,000
Milgate Street: £82,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.6 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Royston is the 31st most expensive of 63 towns in South Yorkshire
Royston is in the middle of South Yorkshire’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in South Yorkshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Royston’s neighbours
Cheaper nearby: Havercroft and Ryhill and Barnsley.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royston | — | £180K | 123 | +39% |
| Carlton | 0.9 | £185K | 31 | +47% |
| Cudworth and Shafton | 2.2 | £165K | 141 | +68% |
| Havercroft and Ryhill | 2.4 | £155K | 42 | +64% |
| South Hiendley | 2.6 | £200K | 16 | +46% |
| Darton | 2.7 | £200K | 169 | +60% |
| Brierley | 3 | £220K | 29 | +61% |
| Barnsley | 3 | £160K | 660 | +55% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Royston
What is the average house price in Royston?
The median home in Royston sold for £180,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 380 standard sales (£186,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £280,000, semi-detached houses £170,000, terraced houses £115,000 and flats and maisonettes £110,000.
Are house prices going up in Royston?
The median was £178,750 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£180,000), and £186,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Royston each year?
123 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 167 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Royston?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Parish Green (S71, £295,000), Ainsdale Road (S71, £290,000) and Ruston Drive (S71, £269,000).
Is Royston expensive for South Yorkshire?
Royston is the 31st most expensive of 63 towns of 2,500 or more in South Yorkshire by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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