SG8 7BD

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG8 7ND 301 m
SG8 7LZ 506 m
SG8 7NG 940 m
SG8 7LU 1.1 km
SG8 6DL 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG8 7BD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 7
Latitude
52.056482
Longitude
0.019073
British National Grid easting
538,528
British National Grid northing
241,711

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. King James Academy Royston

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  2. Icknield Walk First School

    Community school

    2.2 km
  3. Studlands Rise First School

    Community school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Robbery 1
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SG8 7 residents
8,039

Age bands in SG8 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

1,540 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

728 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.8%

2,071 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

2,153 residents

Age 65 and over
22.2%

1,852 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

    2.7 km

  • ROYSIA SURGERY

    BURNS ROAD, ROYSTON, SG8 5PT

    ODS code E82132

    2.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Lambert Way

    BCT · Royston

    1.1 miles
  • King James Academy

    BCT · Royston

    1.3 miles
  • The Close

    BCT · Royston

    1.3 miles
  • Dacre Green

    BCT · Royston

    1.3 miles
  • Newmarket Road

    BCT · Royston

    1.4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. King James Academy Royston is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Robbery with 1 events.

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