SG8 9HU

Royston Meridian · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Royston
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG8 9HZ 44 m
SG8 9HG 60 m
SG8 9HJ 60 m
SG8 9HX 65 m
SG8 9HH 67 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG8 9HU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 9
Latitude
52.047183
Longitude
-0.015748
British National Grid easting
536,169
British National Grid northing
240,611

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
E00120152
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 002F · E01023659
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 002 · E02004910

Postcode source versions

Explore SG8

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
27, Roan Walk, Royston, SG8 9HU 15 January 2016 £252,000
23, Roan Walk, Royston, SG8 9HU 29 May 2009 £152,000
21, Roan Walk, Royston, SG8 9HU 21 September 2006 £204,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Studlands Rise First School

    Community school

    159 m
  2. St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    515 m
  3. Icknield Walk First School

    Community school

    521 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
809
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 314
  • Anti social behaviour 164
  • Vehicle crime 60
  • Criminal damage and arson 51
  • Burglary 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

11 female, 9 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.9
SG8 9 residents
5,807

Age bands in SG8 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

937 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

506 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.1%

1,545 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

1,513 residents

Age 65 and over
21.2%

1,208 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SG8 9 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.

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

    1.3 km

  • ORCHARD SURGERY,MELBOURN

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

    ODS code D81018

    4.5 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

  • Hollies Close

    BCT · Royston

    0.1 miles
  • Studlands Rise

    BCT · Royston

    0.2 miles
  • Wheatfield Crescent

    BCT · Royston

    0.2 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Royston

    0.2 miles
  • Clydesdale Road

    BCT · Royston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 002F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,574 of 33,755

Income
10 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
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Studlands Rise First School is the nearest published school at 159 m.

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

Recorded crime

809 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 314 events.

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