SG8 6QT

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 6QS 131 m
SG8 6QP 159 m
SG8 6QN 222 m
SG8 6QL 223 m
SG8 6PR 344 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG8 6QT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 6
Latitude
52.109812
Longitude
0.038042
British National Grid easting
539,662
British National Grid northing
247,678

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
E04001837
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092158
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 018E · E01018270
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
12
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Foxton Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  2. Selwyn Hall School

    Other independent special school

    1.6 km
  3. Barrington CofE VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
72
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 33
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Other theft 8
  • Burglary 7
  • Anti social behaviour 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
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% 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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • ORCHARD SURGERY,MELBOURN

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

    ODS code D81018

    3.5 km

  • HARSTON SURGERY

    11 CHURCH STREET, HARSTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB22 7NP

    ODS code D81058

    4.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Shepreth Rail Station

    RLY · Shepreth

    0.4 miles
  • Foxton Rail Station

    RLY · Foxton

    1.0 miles
  • Meldreth Rail Station

    RLY · Meldreth

    1.8 miles
  • Teasdale Close

    BCT · Royston

    4.1 miles
  • Teasdale Close

    BCT · Royston

    4.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 018E, 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

26,412 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 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.

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

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Foxton Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

72 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 33 events.

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