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SG8

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,840
Current units
1,299
Coordinate coverage
99%
Electoral wards
15

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
East of England
Local authority codes
4
Terminated postcode units
541

Postcode sectors in SG8

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7 sectors

Property

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22,750 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
56a, Tannery Drift, Royston, SG8 5DE 29 July 2026 £679,950
24, King James Way, Royston, SG8 7EF 27 July 2026 £550,000
Kennedy Court, Flat 3, Fish Hill, Royston, SG8 9JZ 23 July 2026 £159,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
22
Primary
18
Secondary
2

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
2,224
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 840
  • Anti social behaviour 416
  • Criminal damage and arson 184
  • Burglary 146
  • Other theft 142

Census 2021

Population and age profile

SG8 usual residents
40,328
Age-profile population
40,434

Age bands in SG8

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
17.8%
7,179 residents
Age 15 to 24
8.9%
3,605 residents
Age 25 to 44
24.5%
9,907 residents
Age 45 to 64
27.3%
11,042 residents
Age 65 and over
21.5%
8,701 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 1,267 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 1,132 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 753 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 6 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

in this district

  • ORCHARD SURGERY,MELBOURN

    ORCHARD SURGERY, NEW ROAD, MELBOURN, ROYSTON, SG8 6BX

    ODS code D81018

  • ROYSIA SURGERY

    BURNS ROAD, ROYSTON, SG8 5PT

    ODS code E82132

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £415,000 from 3,409 recorded sales in SG8. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Cambridgeshire is £436,011 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 2 secondary schools.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,224 published events cover 12 months, averaging 185 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 840 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.