SG8 7HJ

Royston Palace · 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 7DB 69 m
SG8 7JA 117 m
SG8 7XB 117 m
SG8 7DE 121 m
SG8 7HP 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG8 7HJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1988
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 7
Latitude
52.050744
Longitude
-0.019514
British National Grid easting
535,900
British National Grid northing
241,000

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
E00189364
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 001A · E01023660
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 001 · E02004909

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. St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    44 m
  2. Icknield Walk First School

    Community school

    524 m
  3. Tannery Drift School

    Community school

    614 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
974
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 362
  • Anti social behaviour 188
  • Vehicle crime 71
  • Shoplifting 63
  • Other theft 58

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

    876 m

  • ORCHARD SURGERY,MELBOURN

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

    ODS code D81018

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • St Mary's RC School

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles
  • St Mary's RC School

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles
  • Town Hall

    BCT · Royston

    0.2 miles
  • Hollies Close

    BCT · Royston

    0.2 miles
  • Town Hall

    BCT · Royston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 001A, 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

26,700 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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. St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 44 m.

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

Recorded crime

974 published events cover 12 months, averaging 81.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 362 events.

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