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Royston Palace

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The north east of the North Hertfordshire. About 5,918 people in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Royston Palace, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,811
3,443rd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.7%
1,844th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Royston Palace compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

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Population25 wards, North Hertfordshire · 2021
Population: every ward in North Hertfordshire25 areas from 2,066 to 9,239. The middle area is 5,634. Royston Palace is 5,811.
5,81110th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, North Hertfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North Hertfordshire25 areas from 22.0% to 99.8%. The middle area is 90.9%. Royston Palace is 90.9%.
90.9%13th highest
Claimant rate25 wards, North Hertfordshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North Hertfordshire25 areas from 0.9% to 4.4%. The middle area is 2.0%. Royston Palace is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 7th lowest
Aged 15 to 6425 wards, North Hertfordshire · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in North Hertfordshire25 areas from 56.9% to 70.4%. The middle area is 61.5%. Royston Palace is 65.7%.
65.7%4th highest

Figures for the whole of North Hertfordshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Hertfordshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Hertfordshire and not Royston Palace alone. See North Hertfordshire

Average house price
£418,857
Up 5.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£49,224
18th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.5×
105th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.3
38th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Royston Palace in brief

Royston Palace had 5,811 usual residents at the census.

In Royston Palace, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Royston Palace, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

65.7% of residents in Royston Palace were aged 15 to 64 at the census.