SG8 5RF

Bassingbourn · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG8 5RE 0 m
SG8 5NJ 74 m
SG8 5NR 111 m
SG8 5NG 141 m
SG8 5NP 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG8 5RF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 5
Latitude
52.075838
Longitude
-0.058841
British National Grid easting
533,129
British National Grid northing
243,718

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04001764
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00091938
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 019C · E01018228
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 019 · E02003793

Postcode source versions

Explore SG8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Bassingbourn Village College

    Academy converter

    69 m
  2. Bassingbourn Primary School

    Community school

    207 m
  3. Roman Way Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
247
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 132
  • Anti social behaviour 45
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Public order 16
  • Other crime 8

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

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROYSIA SURGERY

    BURNS ROAD, ROYSTON, SG8 5PT

    ODS code E82132

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Gateway

    BCT · Royston

    1.6 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Royston

    1.6 miles
  • Beverley Close

    BCT · Royston

    1.7 miles
  • Beverley Close

    BCT · Royston

    1.7 miles
  • Greenfield

    BCT · Royston

    1.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 019C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,018 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bassingbourn Village College is the nearest published school at 69 m.

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

Recorded crime

247 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 132 events.

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