SG8 7FY

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 7FZ 83 m
SG8 7FW 107 m
SG8 7FX 109 m
SG8 7FR 128 m
SG8 7LD 198 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG8 7FY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 7
Latitude
52.050585
Longitude
-0.003696
British National Grid easting
536,985
British National Grid northing
241,012

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
E00120145
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 002E · E01023658
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 002 · E02004910

Postcode source versions

Explore SG8

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

    568 m
  2. King James Academy Royston

    Academy converter

    660 m
  3. Studlands Rise First School

    Community school

    906 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
607
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 234
  • Anti social behaviour 117
  • Vehicle crime 41
  • Shoplifting 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 39

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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    1.5 km

  • ORCHARD SURGERY,MELBOURN

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

    ODS code D81018

    3.7 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

  • Lambert Way

    BCT · Royston

    0.2 miles
  • Dacre Green

    BCT · Royston

    0.3 miles
  • The Close

    BCT · Royston

    0.3 miles
  • Newmarket Road

    BCT · Royston

    0.3 miles
  • Poplar Drive

    BCT · Royston

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 002E, 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

23,691 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
10 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 568 m.

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

Recorded crime

607 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 234 events.

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