SG8 6LF

Melbourn · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG8 6GN 67 m
SG8 6LB 89 m
SG8 6FU 97 m
SG8 6LQ 140 m
SG8 6FN 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG8 6LF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 6
Latitude
52.097073
Longitude
0.005897
British National Grid easting
537,500
British National Grid northing
246,200

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
E04001826
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092151
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 018F · E01018271
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 018 · E02003792

Postcode source versions

Explore SG8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Aurora Meldreth Manor School

    Other independent special school

    185 m
  2. Meldreth Primary School

    Community school

    373 m
  3. Melbourn Village College

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
158
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 67
  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Vehicle crime 12
  • Other theft 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • ORCHARD SURGERY,MELBOURN

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

    ODS code D81018

    2.1 km

  • ROYSIA SURGERY

    BURNS ROAD, ROYSTON, SG8 5PT

    ODS code E82132

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Meldreth Rail Station

    RLY · Meldreth

    0.5 miles
  • Shepreth Rail Station

    RLY · Shepreth

    1.6 miles
  • Teasdale Close

    BCT · Royston

    2.6 miles
  • Teasdale Close

    BCT · Royston

    2.7 miles
  • Sassoon Drive

    BCT · Royston

    2.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 018F, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,293 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
7 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Aurora Meldreth Manor School is the nearest published school at 185 m.

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

Recorded crime

158 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 67 events.

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