SG8 7DU

Royston Meridian · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Royston
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG8 9HH 106 m
SG8 9HR 109 m
SG8 9DX 116 m
SG8 9HZ 123 m
SG8 9HP 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG8 7DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 7
Latitude
52.046750
Longitude
-0.017824
British National Grid easting
536,028
British National Grid northing
240,559

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Parish or community
E04004793
Westminster constituency
North East Hertfordshire · E14001393
Output area
E00120153
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 002F · E01023659
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 002 · E02004910

Postcode source versions

Explore SG8

33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Priory Close, Royston, SG8 7DU 10 July 2026 £575,000
34, Priory Close, Royston, SG8 7DU 3 May 2024 £960,000
12, Priory Close, Royston, SG8 7DU 14 January 2022 £895,160

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Studlands Rise First School

    Community school

    240 m
  2. St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    503 m
  3. Icknield Walk First School

    Community school

    642 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
816
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 311
  • Anti social behaviour 165
  • Vehicle crime 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 53
  • Other theft 47

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
71

35 female, 36 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
2.4
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

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG8 7 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
96.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96.7%
Gigabit-capable
96.7%
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

2

within 5 km

  • ROYSIA SURGERY

    BURNS ROAD, ROYSTON, SG8 5PT

    ODS code E82132

    1.3 km

  • ORCHARD SURGERY,MELBOURN

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

    ODS code D81018

    4.6 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

  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles
  • Hollies Close

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles
  • Town Hall

    BCT · Royston

    0.2 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Royston

    0.2 miles
  • Town Hall

    BCT · Royston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 002F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,574 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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
1
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 £895,160 from 5 recorded sales in SG8 7DU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Hertfordshire is £422,616 in June 2026, up 7.8% year on year.

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Studlands Rise First School is the nearest published school at 240 m.

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

Recorded crime

816 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 311 events.

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