SG8 7ET

Royston Meridian · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG8 7ED 22 m
SG8 7EU 96 m
SG8 7EA 106 m
SG8 7EL 118 m
SG8 7EG 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG8 7ET
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 7
Latitude
52.049772
Longitude
-0.015182
British National Grid easting
536,200
British National Grid northing
240,900

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
E00120148
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 002D · E01023657
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 002 · E02004910

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Icknield Walk First School

    Community school

    276 m
  2. St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    345 m
  3. Studlands Rise First School

    Community school

    427 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
884
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 336
  • Anti social behaviour 172
  • Vehicle crime 63
  • Other theft 54
  • Criminal damage and arson 53

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

  • ROYSIA SURGERY

    BURNS ROAD, ROYSTON, SG8 5PT

    ODS code E82132

    1.1 km

  • ORCHARD SURGERY,MELBOURN

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

    ODS code D81018

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Wheatfield Crescent

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles
  • Poplar Drive

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles
  • Hollies Close

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles
  • Newmarket Road

    BCT · Royston

    0.2 miles
  • Dacre Green

    BCT · Royston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 002D, 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

33,459 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Icknield Walk First School is the nearest published school at 276 m.

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

Recorded crime

884 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 336 events.

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