Beverley Close Royston, North Hertfordshire
16 addresses across 4 postcodes (SG8), about 110 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 27901581.
- Flood: 11 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in North Hertfordshire costs £2,449 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Royston, about 580 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Priory Memorial Gardens, is about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 53 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Roysia Surgery, about 830 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 930 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 59% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 25 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in North Hertfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,449 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,632 | £1,904 | £2,176 | £2,449 | £2,993 | £3,537 | £4,081 | £4,897 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (38% of about 1,170 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land South Of 1A Lower Gower Road Royston: up to 16 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Land at Lumen Road, Royston: up to 15 homes, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 9 at medium risk and 25 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SG8 5EX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 13 | unlikely |
| SG8 5WY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SG8 5EW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 4 | unlikely |
| SG8 5HA | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 4 / 8 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 53 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG8 5EW | 100% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
| SG8 5EX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SG8 5HA | 100% | 94% | 94% | 0% |
| SG8 5WY | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Royston 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Meldreth 246,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Ashwell and Morden 173,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Beverley Close Royston | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Royston | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 26.5 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roysia Surgery | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Queen Road (Dental Surgery) | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Royston Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Royston Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Priory Memorial Gardens 2.4 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,550 m² | 110 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sites revealed by air photography, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west. 19 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sites revealed by air photography | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Royston Cave | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Earl's Hill bowl barrow: part of the round barrow cemetery on Therfield Heath | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stile Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Keith Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Valley Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Green Walk Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Bury Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Church Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 16 |
4 of the street's 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for North Hertfordshire: see them on the North Hertfordshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Way Academy | Primary | 3–9 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Tannery Drift First School | Primary | 3–9 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| King James Academy Royston | All-through | 9–18 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Icknield Walk First School | Primary | 3–9 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Studlands Rise First School | Primary | 3–9 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunhill Montessori Nursery SG8 5WY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 210 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 28 Apr 2026 |
| Hotel Chocolat Ltd SG8 5HL | Mobile caterer | 230 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2025 |
| Tesco SG8 5UA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 270 m | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Costa Ltd SG8 5UA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 5 Very good | 11 Nov 2024 |
| Yo! Sushi SG8 5UA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2025 |
| Royston Evangelical Church SG8 5HJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 24 Nov 2021 |
| Sodexo Corporate Services SG8 5HE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 12 May 2026 |
| Es kebab Charqual grill SG8 5HD | Mobile caterer | 390 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Marks And Spencer plc SG8 5HN | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 18 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Minster Road (12); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (4); On or near Orchard Way (4); On or near Rock Road (3); On or near York Way (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 74% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SG8 5EX: 10 addresses of 51 in the postcode
- SG8 5WY: 4 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- SG8 5EW: 1 address of 42 in the postcode
- SG8 5HA: 1 address of 97 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Grantham Close · Orchard Way · Minster Road · Darlington Road · Newark Close · York Way · Rock Road · North Close · The Quadrant · Phillips Avenue · Willowside Way · Barnack Grove
All the streets in SG8 and across North Hertfordshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.