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SG8 1AF

Royston Heath · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Royston Heath
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG8 1BQ 16 m
SG8 1DL 16 m
SG8 1ES 16 m
SG8 1EW 16 m
SG8 1EX 16 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG8 1AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2008
Terminated
1 August 2013
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 1
Latitude
52.058089
Longitude
-0.032347
British National Grid easting
534,998
British National Grid northing
241,793

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Electoral ward
Royston Heath · E05015775
Parish or community
E04004793
Westminster constituency
North East Hertfordshire · E14001393
Output area
E00120132
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 002C · E01023656
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 002 · E02004910

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
2

  1. Roman Way Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    580 m

  2. Tannery Drift School

    Community school

    921 m

  3. St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
826
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 295
  • Anti social behaviour 159
  • Shoplifting 63
  • Vehicle crime 60
  • Other theft 52

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • ROYSIA SURGERY

    BURNS ROAD, ROYSTON, SG8 5PT

    ODS code E82132

    745 m

  • ORCHARD SURGERY,MELBOURN

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

    ODS code D81018

    4.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Beverley Close

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles

  • Beverley Close

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles

  • Tesco

    BCT · Royston

    0.2 miles

  • Rock Road

    BCT · Royston

    0.2 miles

  • Rock Road

    BCT · Royston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 002C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,396 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Roman Way Academy is the nearest published school at 580 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

826 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 295 events.

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