Housing in SG8 5FF
What the homes in SG8 5FF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Royston South, West & East
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,448 (2024)
SG8 5FFRoyston
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (47.3%). Flats make up 17.3%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
76.8% of households in the SG8 5FF area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 43.7% own outright and 33.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.1%1%
- Private rented8.5%20.5%
- Social rented12.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23.9% 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 (22.1%). 28% 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 5FF (Royston South, West & East) (about 2,448 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.