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55 recorded sales · median £121,000 · North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire Council · Labour minority — no overall control 23/51 seats · 45% · OCD 2026
68/100
Good
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£121k
median price
6.1
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£121k
median sold price
10 yrs
of local pay to buy
37 min
London — fastest
5
rail stations
0
grammar schools
69
schools total
6.1
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
251
ASB — most
8.4
NO₂ · WHO 10
1.1%
in a flood zone
227
green spaces
7.1
PM2.5 · WHO 5
301
eat & drink
64
shops
72.1%
gigabit
30
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£118,498 in 2004 → £290,000 in 2024
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider North Hertfordshire, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-07-21
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Crime2026-06
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £121,000. That's about 10× local earnings — around the 11× five-year average.
Sold price history
2024 · 2 sales
Median sold price · median of all 55 sales£121,000
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay10× · five-year average 11×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership65%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,414
North Hertfordshire District Council£276
Hertfordshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,858
Police & Crime Commissioner£280
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,609
Band B£1,878
Band C£2,146
Band D (baseline)£2,414
Band E£2,950
Band F£3,487
Band G£4,023
Band H£4,828
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in North Hertfordshire how Shakespeare compares · from North Hertfordshire
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Knebworth +46.3%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knebworth | £443,000 | +46.3% | 134 |
| Willian | £471,000 | +31.5% | 56 |
| Whitehill | £525,000 | +29.1% | 70 |
| Westmill | £440,000 | +24.7% | 90 |
| Codicote | £530,000 | +21.4% | 142 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Shakespeare — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85, Shakespeare | Terraced | — | — | £280,000 | May 2024 |
| 59 Shakespeare | Terraced | — | — | £300,000 | May 2024 |
| 34 Shakespeare | Flat | — | — | £185,000 | Dec 2023 |
| 33 Shakespeare | Terraced | — | — | £260,000 | Apr 2023 |
| 14 SHAKESPEARE | Terraced | — | — | £337,000 | Jan 2023 |
| 26 SHAKESPEARE ROYSTON | Flat | — | — | £160,000 | Mar 2022 |
| 44, Shakespeare | Terraced | — | — | £282,000 | Dec 2021 |
| 41, Shakespeare | Flat | — | — | £170,000 | Nov 2021 |
| 8 SHAKESPEARE | Terraced | — | — | £261,000 | Jul 2020 |
| 85, Shakespeare | Terraced | — | — | £260,000 | May 2020 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from North Hertfordshire
Crime runs at 6.1 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month6.1
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from North Hertfordshire
Recorded crimes by category across the whole North Hertfordshire district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from North Hertfordshire
Population133,210
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 8/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 75% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 8/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 8/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 75% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 8 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
7.3/10
Employment
7.5/10
Education & skills
7.4/10
Health & disability
8.2/10
Crime
7.4/10
Housing & services
6.6/10
Living environment
6.3/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider North Hertfordshire — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+62%
Unemployment · economically active residents4.1%
Degree-level (Level 4+)42%
Good or very good health85%
Own their home65%
Median age42.6
Born outside the UK12%
See the full North Hertfordshire report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 5 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
5 of 5 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 5 nearest inspected schools
of the 5 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 18 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coombes Community Pre School | Nursery | — | 0.1 km |
| Roman Way Academy | Primary | Good ('23) | 0.3 km |
| Royston Day Nursery | Nursery | Good ('25) | 0.6 km |
| King James Academy Royston | All-through | Good ('24) | 0.8 km |
| St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | Inspected '25 — see report | 0.8 km |
| Stagecoach Royston | Nursery | — | 0.8 km |
| Sunhill Montessori Nursery | Nursery | Good ('21) | 0.9 km |
| Icknield Walk First School | Primary | Inspected '25 — see report | 0.9 km |
| Little Acorns Royston Limited | Nursery | Good ('22) | 0.9 km |
| Kindred Royston Church House Nursery and Pre-School | Nursery | Good ('24) | 0.9 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
1
nearest GP surgery · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
4
nearest dentists · nearest 0.5 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
4
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roysia Surgery | GP | Good ('22) | 0.1 km |
| Boots | Pharmacy | — | 0.1 km |
| Queen Road (Dental Surgery) | Dentist | — | 0.5 km |
| Tesco Instore Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.8 km |
| Kneesworth Street (Dental Surgery) | Dentist | — | 0.9 km |
| Boots | Pharmacy | — | 1.1 km |
| Royston Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 1.1 km |
| Royston Dental Suite | Dentist | — | 1.1 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from North Hertfordshire
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 48 min from Letchworth Garden City Rail Station.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royston Rail Station | 0.4 mi | London Blackfriars | 61 min |
| Baldock Rail Station | 8.4 mi | London Blackfriars | 51 min |
| Great Chesterford Rail Station | 9.1 mi | London Liverpool Street | 69 min |
| Letchworth Garden City Rail Station | 10.3 mi | London Blackfriars | 48 min |
| Audley End Rail Station | 10.4 mi | London Liverpool Street | 56 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Letchworth Garden City Rail Station (48 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging7 points
Per 10,000 residents0.5
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from North Hertfordshire
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1004.9%
Flood zone1.1% of postcodes
Radonup to 1–3% of homes
Historic landfill49 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings1,747
Conservation areas42
Green belt46.9%
Green spaces227
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from North Hertfordshire
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 301 | 93% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 64 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 30 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 227 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from North Hertfordshire
Figures for the wider North Hertfordshire — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate4.1%
In work (employment rate)62.3%
Companies registered here11,002
New incorporations (12m)1,128
Property companies (SPVs)1,333
See the full North Hertfordshire report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district