Layston Park, Royston house prices are built from 96 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 1996 and the most recent on 8 Nov 2024. The median price paid across the whole record is £240,000. Across the 12 years from 1999 to 2011 the median moved +141.2% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is +81.5%.
Median price paid
£240,000
Change in cash, 1999–2011
+141.2%
Change in real terms
+81.5%
Median per m²
£1,776
HM Land Registry96 sales14 with floor areaLatest sale 8 Nov 2024
Section 01
How Layston Park, Royston prices moved
The chart tracks the median Layston Park, Royston house price for every year with a recorded sale, from 1996 to 2011. The dashed line restates each year in 2026 money, so the two lines separate exactly as much as inflation has eroded the cash figure.
| Decade | Years with sales | Median paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | £109,995 | £244,241 |
| 2000s | 2 | £196,000 | £357,054 |
| 2010s | 1 | £310,000 | £437,100 |
The highest yearly median on record for Layston Park, Royston is £310,000 in 2011; the lowest is £95,500 in 1996. Across the full 16-year record the cash median has moved from £95,500 to £310,000.
In 2026 money that first median is worth £207,162, so the real change over the whole record is +129.3% — about +5.69% a year after inflation. Cash growth and real growth are not the same story, and the gap is the part most price reports leave out.
Over the last decade alone the difference is stark: +141.2% in cash against +81.5% once inflation is removed. A buyer who sold at the end of that decade would have needed the real figure, not the headline one, to know whether they had actually gained.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | 8 Nov 2024 | Terraced | £436,000 | £458,776 |
| 4 | 24 Sep 2024 | Detached | £660,000 | £694,478 |
| 122 | 11 Sep 2023 | Terraced | £435,000 | £470,000 |
| 94 | 14 Aug 2023 | Detached | £450,000 | £486,207 |
| 132 | 8 Aug 2022 | Detached | £570,000 | £660,394 |
| 21 | 15 Jun 2022 | Detached | £475,000 | £550,329 |
| 108 | 3 Dec 2020 | Detached | £557,000 | £721,185 |
| 20 | 19 Jun 2020 | Detached | £450,000 | £582,645 |
| 16 | 17 Feb 2020 | Detached | £610,000 | £789,807 |
| 131 | 5 Jul 2019 | Detached | £455,000 | £595,130 |
| 119 | 22 Feb 2019 | Terraced | £341,990 | £447,315 |
| 89 | 11 Jan 2019 | Detached | £425,000 | £555,891 |
| 108 | 24 Aug 2018 | Detached | £485,000 | £646,361 |
| 47 | 16 Oct 2017 | Detached | £440,000 | £598,842 |
| 39 | 24 Mar 2017 | Semi-detached | £335,000 | £455,936 |
| 122 | 16 Jan 2017 | Terraced | £345,000 | £469,546 |
| 123 | 12 Nov 2015 | Terraced | £342,000 | £482,220 |
| 121 | 16 Sep 2015 | Terraced | £287,500 | £405,375 |
| 36 | 22 Jun 2015 | Terraced | £325,500 | £458,955 |
| 110 | 20 Feb 2015 | Detached | £330,000 | £465,300 |
| 128 | 14 Aug 2014 | Detached | £350,000 | £502,035 |
| 51 | 25 Jul 2014 | Detached | £365,000 | £523,550 |
| 23 | 7 Jul 2014 | Detached | £325,000 | £466,175 |
| 115 | 21 Nov 2013 | Terraced | £250,000 | £364,529 |
| 20 | 19 Aug 2013 | Detached | £320,000 | £466,598 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Layston Park, Royston values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 Layston Park | £72,000 (1995) | £436,000 (2024) | +6.4% | +3.7% |
| 4 Layston Park | £132,500 (1996) | £660,000 (2024) | +5.9% | +3.2% |
| 122 Layston Park | £83,995 (1999) | £435,000 (2023) | +7.1% | +4.3% |
| 94 Layston Park | £95,000 (1996) | £450,000 (2023) | +5.9% | +3.2% |
| 21 Layston Park | £96,000 (1996) | £475,000 (2022) | +6.3% | +3.8% |
| 108 Layston Park | £335,000 (2011) | £557,000 (2020) | +5.8% | +3.8% |
| 20 Layston Park | £320,000 (2013) | £450,000 (2020) | +5.0% | +3.2% |
| 16 Layston Park | £335,000 (2010) | £610,000 (2020) | +6.2% | +4.0% |
| 47 Layston Park | £96,000 (1997) | £440,000 (2017) | +7.9% | +5.5% |
| 39 Layston Park | £153,000 (2002) | £335,000 (2017) | +5.4% | +2.9% |
| 121 Layston Park | £68,520 (1995) | £287,500 (2015) | +7.4% | +5.0% |
| 110 Layston Park | £128,500 (1999) | £330,000 (2015) | +6.1% | +3.7% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Layston Park, Royston is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 59 | 61.5% | £271,000 | £90,000 – £660,000 |
| Terraced | 30 | 31.3% | £182,500 | £60,000 – £436,000 |
| Semi-detached | 7 | 7.3% | £182,000 | £86,000 – £335,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Layston Park, Royston
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 96 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 96 | 100.0% | £240,000 |
Section 07
Living in Layston Park, Royston
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Central Bedfordshire, 54.5% of 139,601 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 2.9% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1,405 | 1.0% |
| B | 28,531 | 20.4% |
| C | 46,180 | 33.1% |
| D | 45,015 | 32.2% |
| E | 14,404 | 10.3% |
| F | 3,286 | 2.4% |
| G | 780 | 0.6% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Central Bedfordshire at £1,250 a month as of Jun 2026 — £864 for a one-bedroom home and £1,374 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £240,000 here, that rent is a gross yield of 6.25% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of SG8, 38 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 15 violent, 0 burglary, 3 vehicle-related and 14 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 4.4 times quieter.
Against the 294,252 residents the 2021 census counted in Central Bedfordshire, that is 0.13 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Layston Park, Royston
The 2021 census counted 294,252 residents in Central Bedfordshire across 120,754 households. 72.9% of those households own their home and 27.0% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
21 state and independent schools have a SG8 postcode: 18 primary, 2 secondary, 1 all-through. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| King James Academy Royston | All-through | Academy converter | 947 |
| Bassingbourn Village College | Secondary | Academy converter | 652 |
| Melbourn Village College | Secondary | Academy converter | 559 |
| Melbourn Primary School | Primary | Community school | 357 |
| Icknield Walk First School | Primary | Community school | 335 |
| Bassingbourn Primary School | Primary | Community school | 326 |
| Tannery Drift School | Primary | Community school | 320 |
| St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 227 |
| Roman Way Academy | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 219 |
| Meldreth Primary School | Primary | Community school | 194 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Royston Rail Station | Rail | 1.5 km |
| Meldreth Rail Station | Rail | 3.3 km |
| Shepreth Rail Station | Rail | 6.4 km |
| Ashwell & Morden Rail Station | Rail | 7.5 km |
Section 09
How Layston Park, Royston compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Layston Park, Royston sits above that national figure — +52.4%.
Within Royston the street ranks 295 of 555 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £225,000 (+6.7%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £1,776 per square metre, across 14 of the 96 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £60,000 to £660,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Layston Park, Royston sits in Central Bedfordshire, in the East of England.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Central Bedfordshire at 9.7 times median local earnings of £37,704 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- High Street£295,000 median
- Redwing Rise£215,000 median
- Mill Road£170,000 median
- Old North Road£177,000 median
- Princes Mews£144,000 median
- Kneesworth Street£138,500 median
- Queens Road£156,500 median
- New Road£216,000 median
- Orchard Road£211,000 median
- Cambridge Road£285,000 median
- North End£327,500 median
- Church Street£385,000 median
- Burns Road£117,500 median
- Shaftesbury Way£156,500 median
- Melbourn Road£249,998 median
- King James Way£146,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 123 Layston Park7 sales
- 122 Layston Park4 sales
- 2 Layston Park4 sales
- 30 Layston Park4 sales
- 4 Layston Park3 sales
- 21 Layston Park3 sales
- 108 Layston Park3 sales
- 47 Layston Park3 sales
- 110 Layston Park3 sales
- 115 Layston Park3 sales
- 35 Layston Park3 sales
- 93 Layston Park3 sales
- 94 Layston Park2 sales
- 20 Layston Park2 sales
- 16 Layston Park2 sales
- 39 Layston Park2 sales
- 121 Layston Park2 sales
- 51 Layston Park2 sales
- 23 Layston Park2 sales
- 49 Layston Park2 sales
- 48 Layston Park2 sales
- 96 Layston Park2 sales
- 22 Layston Park2 sales
- 92 Layston Park2 sales
Back to Royston house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Layston Park, Royston?
The median price paid in Layston Park, Royston across every sale on the register is £240,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Layston Park, Royston?
96 sales are on record for Layston Park, Royston, the most recent completing on 8 Nov 2024. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Layston Park, Royston house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +141.2% between 1999 and 2011. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is +81.5%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Layston Park, Royston house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £310,000, set in 2011. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Layston Park, Royston?
£1,776 per square metre, from the 14 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 8 Nov 2024. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Layston Park, Royston house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.