SG8 6EZ

Melbourn · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Royston
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG8 6RB 798 m
SG8 6EY 836 m
SG8 6RA 1.1 km
SG8 6EX 1.1 km
SG8 6QU 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG8 6EZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 6
Latitude
52.093261
Longitude
0.042514
British National Grid easting
540,020
British National Grid northing
245,846

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Melbourn · E05011300
Parish or community
E04001825
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092140
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 018C · E01018268
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 018 · E02003792

Postcode source versions

Explore SG8

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Mill Farm, Fowlmere Road, Melbourn, Royston, SG8 6EZ 28 January 2022 £1,950,000
Mill House, Fowlmere Road, Melbourn, Royston, SG8 6EZ 30 June 2017 £1,262,500
Warren Lodge, Fowlmere Road, Melbourn, Royston, SG8 6EZ 15 July 2004 £499,900

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Melbourn Village College

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  2. Fowlmere Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km
  3. Melbourn Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
39
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Burglary 5
  • Shoplifting 3
  • Other theft 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

9 female, 11 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.8
SG8 6 residents
7,680

Age bands in SG8 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

1,368 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

702 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

1,816 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

2,082 residents

Age 65 and over
22.7%

1,750 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG8 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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

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

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • ORCHARD SURGERY,MELBOURN

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

    ODS code D81018

    2.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Meldreth Rail Station

    RLY · Meldreth

    1.4 miles
  • Shepreth Rail Station

    RLY · Shepreth

    1.5 miles
  • Foxton Rail Station

    RLY · Foxton

    1.9 miles
  • Roundabout

    BCT · Royston

    3.4 miles
  • Lambert Way

    BCT · Royston

    3.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 018C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,460 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
4 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,950,000 from 1 recorded sale in SG8 6EZ. 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Melbourn Village College is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

39 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 11 events.

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