"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Royston.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Royston.

Housing tenure mix

Long-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Shorter-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

LHA shortfall data is currently only available at Local Authority Level.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Royston.

Dataset

House Prices
Royston
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kRoyston 1995-12-01: 39000Royston 1996-03-01: 39950Royston 1996-06-01: 40000Royston 1996-09-01: 45000Royston 1996-12-01: 44500Royston 1997-03-01: 44975Royston 1997-06-01: 45000Royston 1997-09-01: 43975Royston 1997-12-01: 43725Royston 1998-03-01: 45000Royston 1998-06-01: 46500Royston 1998-09-01: 43950Royston 1998-12-01: 45000Royston 1999-03-01: 45000Royston 1999-06-01: 45000Royston 1999-09-01: 49000Royston 1999-12-01: 48750Royston 2000-03-01: 49725Royston 2000-06-01: 51500Royston 2000-09-01: 54000Royston 2000-12-01: 49750Royston 2001-03-01: 49000Royston 2001-06-01: 50000Royston 2001-09-01: 49975Royston 2001-12-01: 55995Royston 2002-03-01: 53450Royston 2002-06-01: 52450Royston 2002-09-01: 54450Royston 2002-12-01: 55000Royston 2003-03-01: 56450Royston 2003-06-01: 65725Royston 2003-09-01: 64950Royston 2003-12-01: 69475Royston 2004-03-01: 80000Royston 2004-06-01: 87997.5Royston 2004-09-01: 91995Royston 2004-12-01: 96000Royston 2005-03-01: 105995Royston 2005-06-01: 110000Royston 2005-09-01: 110000Royston 2005-12-01: 105000Royston 2006-03-01: 98950Royston 2006-06-01: 98950Royston 2006-09-01: 99950Royston 2006-12-01: 100000Royston 2007-03-01: 102000Royston 2007-06-01: 105500Royston 2007-09-01: 106999.5Royston 2007-12-01: 107500Royston 2008-03-01: 107500Royston 2008-06-01: 106000Royston 2008-09-01: 105000Royston 2008-12-01: 104750Royston 2009-03-01: 100000Royston 2009-06-01: 105000Royston 2009-09-01: 104500Royston 2009-12-01: 115250Royston 2010-03-01: 110000Royston 2010-06-01: 108000Royston 2010-09-01: 105000Royston 2010-12-01: 89950Royston 2011-03-01: 93000Royston 2011-06-01: 95000Royston 2011-09-01: 96750Royston 2011-12-01: 102000Royston 2012-03-01: 105000Royston 2012-06-01: 105000Royston 2012-09-01: 105750Royston 2012-12-01: 100000Royston 2013-03-01: 91500Royston 2013-06-01: 89000Royston 2013-09-01: 90000Royston 2013-12-01: 92000Royston 2014-03-01: 98000Royston 2014-06-01: 110000Royston 2014-09-01: 110000.5Royston 2014-12-01: 125000Royston 2015-03-01: 125000Royston 2015-06-01: 126975Royston 2015-09-01: 127950Royston 2015-12-01: 125000Royston 2016-03-01: 124950Royston 2016-06-01: 125000Royston 2016-09-01: 124950Royston 2016-12-01: 129950Royston 2017-03-01: 129950Royston 2017-06-01: 120000Royston 2017-09-01: 124637.5Royston 2017-12-01: 122000Royston 2018-03-01: 121000Royston 2018-06-01: 120000Royston 2018-09-01: 122500Royston 2018-12-01: 127500Royston 2019-03-01: 132000Royston 2019-06-01: 146950Royston 2019-09-01: 152000Royston 2019-12-01: 155500Royston 2020-03-01: 162000Royston 2020-06-01: 155500Royston 2020-09-01: 166475Royston 2020-12-01: 171250Royston 2021-03-01: 173750Royston 2021-06-01: 169999.5Royston 2021-09-01: 164500Royston 2021-12-01: 160000Royston 2022-03-01: 154000Royston 2022-06-01: 160000Royston 2022-09-01: 160705Royston 2022-12-01: 168000Royston 2023-03-01: 170000

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Royston.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Royston, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Royston. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Royston. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Royston. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Royston.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.