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SG8 5EQ

Royston Palace · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Royston Palace
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG8 5AT 71 m
SG8 5AS 138 m
SG8 5AU 150 m
SG8 5SF 156 m
SG8 5UR 171 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG8 5EQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 5
Latitude
52.059254
Longitude
-0.024024
British National Grid easting
535,565
British National Grid northing
241,938

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Electoral ward
Royston Palace · E05015777
Parish or community
E04004793
Westminster constituency
North East Hertfordshire · E14001393
Output area
E00120157
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 001B · E01023661
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 001 · E02004909

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
8
Secondary
2

  1. Roman Way Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    36 m

  2. St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    953 m

  3. King James Academy Royston

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
874
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 327
  • Anti social behaviour 164
  • Shoplifting 63
  • Vehicle crime 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 53

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SG8 5 residents
11,451

Age bands in SG8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

2,107 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

1,029 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.9%

3,119 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

2,868 residents

Age 65 and over
18.3%

2,050 residents

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 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • ROYSIA SURGERY

    BURNS ROAD, ROYSTON, SG8 5PT

    ODS code E82132

    191 m

  • ORCHARD SURGERY,MELBOURN

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

    ODS code D81018

    3.9 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

  • Roysia Schools

    BCT · Royston

    0.0 miles

  • Roysia Schools

    BCT · Royston

    0.0 miles

  • Roysia School

    BCT · Royston

    0.0 miles

  • Shakespeare

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles

  • Shakespeare

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 001B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,768 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

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 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. Roman Way Academy is the nearest published school at 36 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

874 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 327 events.

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