5,211
Households
White Brit. · 96%
Ethnicity
Christian · 54%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
111 · 9.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£183,375
Median property price
280
Postcodes
Overview of Royston
Coordinates53.5988, -1.4544
Postcodes
280
Population (Census)
12,033
Households (Census)
5,211
Recorded crime · May '26
111 · 9.2 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Royston
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.64 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.64 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Royston
Property sales · Royston
HM Land Registry · Royston
Average price
£197,544
YoY: +11.5%
Median price: £168,333
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £186,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£239k£183k£128k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Royston
Crime trends · Royston
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
453321
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
28
YoY -18%
ASB
53294
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
53
YoY +231%
Vehicle Crime
951
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -71%
Burglary
1271
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -40%
Criminal damage
1493
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +14%
Demographics in Royston
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.4%
Other White1.4%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
Christian54.0%
No religion39.4%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6421.9%
35–4917.7%
25–3412.8%
65–7411.1%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.3%
Households
Other16.0%
Any member 66+12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.2%
All members 66+9.8%
+ 7 other households · 37.1%
Schools in Royston
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Parkside Primary Academy
Barnsley · S71 4QP
Good
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Royston St John Baptist CE Primary
Barnsley · S71 4QY
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Summerfields Primary Academy
Barnsley · S71 4SF
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Lift Meadstead
Barnsley · S71 4JS
Requires improvement
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Royston
Postcodes in Royston
S71 3EJS71 3ELS71 3ENS71 3EPS71 3EQS71 3ERS71 3ESS71 3FBS71 3FDS71 3FES71 3FFS71 3FGS71 3FHS71 3HNS71 3JES71 3JQS71 3RPS71 4AAS71 4ABS71 4ADS71 4AES71 4AFS71 4AGS71 4AHS71 4AJS71 4ALS71 4ANS71 4APS71 4AQS71 4ARS71 4ASS71 4ATS71 4AUS71 4AWS71 4AXS71 4AYS71 4AZS71 4BAS71 4BBS71 4BDS71 4BFS71 4BGS71 4BHS71 4BJS71 4BLS71 4BPS71 4BQS71 4BSS71 4BTS71 4BUS71 4BWS71 4BXS71 4BYS71 4BZS71 4DAS71 4DBS71 4DES71 4DFS71 4DGS71 4DHS71 4DJS71 4DLS71 4DNS71 4DPS71 4DQS71 4DRS71 4DSS71 4DTS71 4DUS71 4DWS71 4DXS71 4DYS71 4DZS71 4EAS71 4EBS71 4EDS71 4EGS71 4EHS71 4EJS71 4ELS71 4ENS71 4EPS71 4ERS71 4ESS71 4ETS71 4EUS71 4EWS71 4EXS71 4EYS71 4EZS71 4FAS71 4FBS71 4FDS71 4FES71 4FFS71 4FGS71 4FHS71 4FJS71 4FLS71 4FNS71 4FPS71 4FQS71 4FRS71 4FSS71 4FTS71 4FUS71 4FWS71 4FXS71 4FYS71 4FZS71 4GAS71 4GBS71 4GDS71 4GES71 4GFS71 4GGS71 4GHS71 4GJS71 4GLS71 4GN