SG8 8QS

Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts · Uttlesford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Royston
Local authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
North West Essex
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG8 8NP 31 m
SG8 8QE 68 m
SG8 8UA 69 m
SG8 8DX 148 m
SG8 8RP 222 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG8 8QS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 2012
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 8
Latitude
52.034398
Longitude
0.106355
British National Grid easting
544,583
British National Grid northing
239,425

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Uttlesford · E07000077
Parish or community
E04004123
Westminster constituency
North West Essex · E14001402
Output area
E00112286
Lower layer super output area
Uttlesford 003E · E01022098
Middle layer super output area
Uttlesford 003 · E02004593

Postcode source versions

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Old Post Office, The Green, Chrishall, Royston, SG8 8QS 21 October 2004 £350,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School

    Voluntary aided school

    67 m
  2. Barley (VA) Church of England First School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Burglary 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SG8 8 residents
3,389

Age bands in SG8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

550 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

288 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

680 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.5%

1,060 residents

Age 65 and over
25.8%

896 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.

Nearby transport

  • School

    BCT · Chrishall

    0.0 miles
  • School

    BCT · Chrishall

    0.0 miles
  • School

    BCT · Chrishall

    0.0 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Chrishall

    0.2 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Chrishall

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Uttlesford 003E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,658 of 33,755

Income
9 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
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Chrishall Holy Trinity and St Nicholas CofE (Aided) Primary School and Pre-School is the nearest published school at 67 m.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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