Housing in SG8 5EF
What the homes in SG8 5EF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Royston North & Central
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,412 (2024)
SG8 5EFRoyston
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (38%). Flats make up 12.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
51.8% of households in the SG8 5EF area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 5.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 27.2% own outright and 24.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented5.5%20.5%
- Social rented42.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21%). 30.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in North Hertfordshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North Hertfordshire (August 2026, +5.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SG8 5EF (Royston North & Central) (about 1,412 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.