Royston Close Southampton
7 addresses across 1 postcode (SO17), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 37010437.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £484,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 D; Band D in Southampton costs £2,381 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is St Denys, about 830 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Riverside Park, is about 760 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 16 to 21 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is University Health Service Southampton, about 640 m (0.4 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 45% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 148 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £484,500 | £484,500 | £484,500 |
| 2021 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £395,000 | £395,000 | £395,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2024 | 4 SO17 1TB | Detached | £484,500 | |
| 17 Sep 2021 | 5 SO17 1TB | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 16 May 2008 | 3 SO17 1TB | Detached | £395,000 | |
| 15 Apr 2004 | 2 SO17 1TB | Detached | £300,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 127 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: 1967-1975 (2); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Council tax
What each band costs in Southampton in 2026-27: Band D £2,381 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,588 | £1,852 | £2,117 | £2,381 | £2,911 | £3,440 | £3,969 | £4,763 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (27% of about 850 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): HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: in a protected area: The Southampton (Highfield) Tree Preservation Order 1954.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 68-94 Portswood Road, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 9 September 2026 to 13 September 2026: SOUTHERN WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 16 m and 21 m above sea level (18 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO17 1TB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Denys 233,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bitterne 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Swaythling 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Highfield Crescent Portswood | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albion Place Southampton City Centre | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Eastern Docks | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Westridge Road Car Park | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 87.9 km (55 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest University Health Service Southampton | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Burgess Road (Dental Surgery) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal South Hants Hospital | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Portswood Police Station | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Charlie's Bargain Booze Cashzone | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Riverside Park 34 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 680 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,310 m² | 310 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 34 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Denys Priory (remains of), a scheduled monument, 830 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St Denys Priory (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 830 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Roman piers and revetment in the River Itchen | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Cutthorn | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Southampton Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Townhill Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Glebe Copse | Wood | 460 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Salmon Pool | Tidal water | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Oldkiln Bushes | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Merrietree Bushes | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Hut Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
2 of the street's 7 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 Southampton: see them on the Southampton page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portswood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 260 m | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Denys Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Highfield Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Swaythling Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Bassett Green Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Bevois Town Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bitterne Park School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Cantell School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mount Pleasant Juniors | Primary | 7–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hardmoor Nursery & Early Years Centre - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools | Nursery | 0–5 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaftesbury Rest Home SO17 1SE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 50 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2026 |
| Ceno SO17 1AQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2024 |
| Baboo Ji Vegetarian Kitchen SO17 2LD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 2 Apr 2025 |
| Portswood Primary School SO17 3AA | School/college/university | 260 m | 5 Very good | 21 May 2026 |
| Mettricks Portswood SO17 2LA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 270 m | 4 Good | 30 May 2026 |
| .HEYBOBA Portswood SO17 1NR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | 5 Very good | 7 Dec 2024 |
| Sainsbury's SO17 2LB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 300 m | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2024 |
| Oriental SO17 2LB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 4 Oct 2025 |
| Sushi Gourmet SO17 2LB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | 5 Very good | 1 Mar 2025 |
| Vita Student Portswood SO17 2LB | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 300 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2025 |
| Portswood Piri Piri SO17 2NG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 4 Good | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Scoops Gelato SO17 2NG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 16 Nov 2024 |
| Trago Lounge SO17 2LB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2026 |
| The Mitre SO17 2LB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2024 |
| Rio's Piri Piri SO17 2NG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 4 Good | 19 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 57 |
| Public order | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Richmond Gardens (91); On or near Welbeck Avenue (16); On or near Grosvenor Road (9); On or near Shaftesbury Avenue (7); On or near Somerset Road (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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
- SO17 1TB: 7 addresses
Nearby streets
Highfield Crescent · Donnington Grove · Shaftesbury Avenue · Grosvenor Road · Holyrood Avenue · Richmond Gardens · Grosvenor Gardens · Welbeck Avenue · Grosvenor Road · Grosvenor Close · Arnold Road · Highfield Lane
All the streets in SO17 and across Southampton.
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.