SG8 7RS

Whittlesford · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Royston
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG8 7RR 495 m
CB22 4QG 967 m
SG8 7HZ 1.1 km
SG8 7RP 1.3 km
CB22 4WF 1.6 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG8 7RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 7
Latitude
52.080560
Longitude
0.099043
British National Grid easting
543,933
British National Grid northing
244,544

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04001846
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092305
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 017E · E01018302
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 017 · E02003791

Postcode source versions

Explore SG8

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Thriplow Heath, Thriplow, Royston, SG8 7RS 22 December 2021 £510,000
The Stables, Thriplow Heath, Thriplow, Royston, SG8 7RS 6 October 2021 £550,000
Heath Cottage, Thriplow Heath, Thriplow, Royston, SG8 7RS 25 May 2007 £575,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Thriplow CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  2. Fowlmere Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km
  3. Duxford Church of England Community Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

9 female, 7 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.2% 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.

Nearby transport

  • Pinkeneys

    BCT · Chrishall

    2.8 miles
  • Pinkeneys

    BCT · Chrishall

    2.8 miles
  • Engleric

    BCT · Chrishall

    2.9 miles
  • Engleric

    BCT · Chrishall

    2.9 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Chrishall

    3.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 017E, 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

25,168 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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
0
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 £530,000 from 2 recorded sales in SG8 7RS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Cambridgeshire is £436,011 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Thriplow CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 3 events.

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