Old North Road, Royston, SG8 5DT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SG8 5DT is primarily male, with 54.3% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	46.1%	45.7%	-0.4%	51.0%	-5.3%
Male	53.9%	54.3%	0.4%	49.0%	5.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around SG8 5DT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49.3% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	45%	49.3%	4.3%	37.9%	11.4%
Married: Opposite sex	37.3%	38.4%	1.1%	44.2%	-5.8%
Separated	3.6%	2.2%	-1.4%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	10%	7.4%	-2.6%	9.1%	-1.7%
Widowed	4.1%	2.6%	-1.5%	6.1%	-3.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (91.3%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	54.3%	47.5%	-6.8%	48.4%	-0.9%
Good health	32.7%	43.8%	11.1%	33.6%	10.2%
Fair health	8.9%	5.4%	-3.5%	12.7%	-7.3%
Bad health	3%	2.2%	-0.8%	4.0%	-1.8%
Very bad health	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%	1.2%	-0.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 43.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11.4%	10%	-1.4%	18.2%	-8.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.4%	11.7%	-4.7%	9.6%	2.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.5%	14.3%	-0.2%	13.4%	0.9%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	4.8%	3.4%	5.3%	-0.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16.4%	13.5%	-2.9%	16.9%	-3.4%
Degree or Similar	35.5%	43.9%	8.4%	33.8%	10.1%
Other	4.5%	1.7%	-2.8%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 87.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	1.5%	2.9%	1.4%	0.7%	2.2%
Indian	0.7%	4.4%	3.7%	3.1%	1.3%
Other Asian	0.4%	2.6%	2.2%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	0%	1.5%	1.5%	2.5%	-1.0%
Black Caribbean	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	1.0%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.8%	0.3%
White	95.2%	87.1%	-8.1%	81.4%	5.7%
Other	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	1.6%	-1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87.4%	81.5%	-5.9%	83.2%	-1.7%
European Union	6.3%	5.8%	-0.5%	6.1%	-0.3%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	1.5%	1.8%	0.3%	2.7%	-0.9%
Middle East and Asia	3%	6.9%	3.9%	5.6%	1.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	2.9%	2.2%	1.3%	1.6%
Oceania	0.7%	0.4%	-0.3%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	86.2%	80.9%	-5.3%	83.2%	-2.3%
10+ Years	1.1%	8.3%	7.2%	9.8%	-1.5%
5-10 Years	4.1%	4.7%	0.6%	2.9%	1.8%
2-5 Years	2.6%	3.6%	1.0%	2.2%	1.4%
Less than 2 years	5.9%	2.5%	-3.4%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.9%	76.7%	3.2%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Italy	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	0.7%	1.3%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.4%	1.5%	-1.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.7%	1.2%	-0.5%
Central and South America	1.8%	0.2%	1.6%
No passport held	11.7%	13.5%	-1.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49.1%	37.2%	11.9%
Christian	38.5%	46.2%	-7.7%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Hindu	3.7%	1.7%	2.0%
Muslim	1.1%	6.5%	-5.4%
Not answered	7%	6.0%	1.0%

Safety

Is Old North Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Old North Road was 50.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 35.6% lower than the Royston Heath average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Old North Road has the 13th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Royston Heath and the 198th highest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 35.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 28.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,100

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SG8 5DT, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Old North Road are based on 150 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for North Hertfordshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Old North Road, Royston, SG8 5DT

Estimated Average Property Prices for SG8 5DT

Average Price
£454,070

Semi-Detached
£881,490

Terraced
£744,468

Detached
£986,720

Flats/Maisonettes
£194,880

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Old North Road

Average Price
£409,302

Semi-Detached
£747,796

Terraced
£480,965

Detached
£725,850

Flats/Maisonettes
£215,424

Other
£866,576

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Old North Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 24 Old North Road, Royston, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2024-03-07	£268,337
Flat 2 24 Old North Road, Royston, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£215,000	2021-12-20	£227,944
Flat 6 22 Old North Road, Royston, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£195,000	2017-12-15	£203,215
18 Old North Road, Royston, Hertfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£650,000	2015-11-04	£901,886
Flat 2 24 Old North Road, Royston, Hertfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£182,500	2015-03-13	£247,866

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SG8 5DT

Employment

SG8 5DT area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	123
Retired	38
Part-Time Employee	19
Self-Employed	16
Student (economically inactive)	9
Other	9
Looking after home or family	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Unemployed	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Professional, scientific and technical activities	23
Manufacturing	18
Human health and social work activities	16
Construction	15
Education	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Information and communication	10
Financial and insurance activities	10
Other	8
Administrative and support service activities	7
Transport and storage	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tannery Drift School Tannery Drift , SG8 5DE	3out of 4	608 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Roman Way Academy Burns Road , SG8 5EQ	1out of 4	635 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School Melbourn Road , SG8 7DB	4out of 4	843 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Icknield Walk First School Poplar Drive , SG8 7EZ	4out of 4	1,355 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Studlands Rise First School Studlands Rise , SG8 9HB	3out of 4	1,547 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bassingbourn Village College South End , Bassingbourn SG8 5NJ	3out of 4	3,364 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Melbourn Village College The Moor , Melbourn SG8 6EF	3out of 4	5,300 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
King James Academy Royston Garden Walk , SG8 7JH	3out of 4	1,347 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cravin Coffee	Royston Railway Station Kneesworth Street	223 yd
The Mughal Kitchen	7 Kneesworth Street	373 yd
Royston Evangelical Church	Evangelical Church York Way	475 yd
Sodexo Corporate Services	Johnson Matthey Plc Orchard Road	564 yd
Royston BMX Racing Club	Land Off Burns Road	599 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Royston Royal British Legion	The Royal British Legion Mill Road	401 yd
Royston Bowling Club	47 Green Drift	521 yd
Casino Caterers at Royston Conservative Club	18 - 20 Kneesworth Street	755 yd
Conservative Club	18 - 20 Kneesworth Street	755 yd
King James Pub	14 Kneesworth Street	755 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
British Raj Express	73 Kneesworth Street	223 yd
Gold Sun	16 Burns Road	626 yd
Yo! Sushi	Tesco Stores Ltd Old North Road	677 yd
Fish'n Chick'n	17 - 21 Kneesworth Street	755 yd
Wing On	5 Melbourn Street	856 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Morrisons Daily	5 Queens Road	284 yd
Tesco	Tesco Stores Ltd Old North Road	677 yd
Marks And Spencer plc	Unit 2 Greenfield	840 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	Aldi Foodstore Ltd Durham Way	981 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 26 Market Hill	1,065 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Johnson Mathey Plc Sports & Social Club (Closed) Orchard Road	grass pitches	564 yd
Tannery Drift First School TANNERY DRIFT	grass pitches	568 yd
Wilmotts Gym 4-5 THE QUADRANT 4-5 THE QUADRANT NEWARK CLOSE	health and fitness suite	585 yd
Roysia Middle School BURNS ROAD	grass pitches	623 yd
St Marys Roman Catholic School MELBOURN ROAD	grass pitches	635 yd
Coombes Community Centre BURNS ROAD		660 yd
Royston Rockets Bmx Track Burns Road	cycling	683 yd
Royston Town Football Club GARDEN WALK	grass pitches	831 yd
Royston Golf Club Baldock Road	golf	913 yd
Royston Outdoor Pool (Closed) Newmarket Road	swimming pool	1,035 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	156.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	192.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	24.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	24.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of SG8 5DT