SG8 8QW

Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts · Uttlesford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG8 8QR 100 m
SG8 8QG 159 m
SG8 8DX 279 m
SG8 8QE 366 m
SG8 8NP 443 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG8 8QW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 8
Latitude
52.036070
Longitude
0.100850
British National Grid easting
544,200
British National Grid northing
239,600

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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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

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

    Voluntary aided school

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 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

    0.2 miles
  • School

    BCT · Chrishall

    0.2 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Chrishall

    0.2 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Chrishall

    0.3 miles
  • School

    BCT · Chrishall

    0.3 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 365 m.

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

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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