Royston

Area Guide For Royston

Royston is a suburban village within the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire, but was incorporated in to the Metropolitan borough of Barnsley in 1974 and is now on the border with West Yorkshire. It is part of the Barnsley Central borough constituency, and has a population of 9,375. Royston lies on the Barnsley Canal, and on the intersection of the B6132 and B6428 roads.The Trans Pennine Trail runs through it along the canal bank. Originally a farming village, it joined the industrial revolution with the construction of the canal (built 1790s, now disused) then the railway (opened 1840, now disused). It had a mine, clay works and brick works. These are now closed, but a coke works is still in operation, processing coal brought in by road. A large shirt factory (brandname Valusta) provided employment from the 1940s to 1980s. The Anglican parish church, St John the Baptist (built about 1234) has a clock and a sundial and 8 bells.

 
 

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Estimated Price: £382,151
Average Asking Price: £401,078
Price change in last one year: £33,897
Average Price Paid: £295,295
Average Rent Rates: £1,336

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Royston

Average Price for property in Royston is around £382,151 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £544,249 for detached house to around £313,060 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £250,950 and a flat is worth £171,493. Values have been changing and have risen £7,028 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £18,642 in last 6 months, £33,897 in last 1 year, £48,158 in last 2 years, £51,918 in last 3 years, £51,694 in last 4 years and £59,212 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Royston is around £401,078 based on approximately 638 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 36 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £1,336 per month.

Estimated property value in Royston is £382,151. Average asking price is £401,078 while average price paid is £318,074 which is up by £33,897 and Avg. asking rent £1,336.Based on an Online Survey

Buyers are willing to pay high dollar prices to grab these properties because of the recent trend in real estate investment especially in Royston area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £318,074 based on approximately 638 sales in Royston area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 1,819 properties where buyers paid around £301,172. It has been same for some time now for e.g. if you take an average of amount paid in last 5 years, it comes to around £295,295 for 2,804 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 3,670 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £289,387 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Royston

 
 

Breakdown of asking prices for homes of different sizes show that price varies clearly based on no of bedrooms and type of house. Asking price for a house with 1 bedroom is around £160,000, £278,518 for a 2 bedroom house, £370,861 for a 3 bedroom house, £527,452 for a 4 bedroom house and £705,666 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £143,921 for a single bedroom to £168,199 for a 2 bedroom Flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Royston it comes to around average £144,993 for 1 bedroom property, £236,088 for 2 bedroom, £370,861 for 3 bedroom, £527,452 for 4 bedroom and £705,666 for a 5 bedroom property.

Rent per calendar month varies similarly based on type and size of the house. If you look at the rents per month for houses alone it can vary from £810 for 2 bedroom to £982 for 3 bedroom and £1,849 for 4 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £673. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £716. You should be generally be expecting around average £673 rent per month for single bedroom property, £775 for 2 bedroom, £982 for 3 bedroom and approximately £1,849 for 4 bedroom property in Royston area.

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Disclaimer : Location real estate estimates and values are based on House price index background data and Sales data provided by United Kingdom Land registry Records available as public records from their website. This information is updated monthly on our website and may not reflect all public transactions. This information is based on estimated calculation generated from our developed algorithms. We are striving to make this information as accurate and useful as possible. This data covers the transactions received at Land Registry in the period 1/1/1995 to 9/1/2014. © Crown copyright 2014. Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2014.

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