SG8 9QZ

Royston Heath · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG8 9DS 119 m
SG8 9EP 127 m
SG8 9EL 185 m
SG8 9EN 203 m
SG8 9DY 220 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG8 9QZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 9
Latitude
52.042008
Longitude
-0.024085
British National Grid easting
535,613
British National Grid northing
240,020

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
E00120127
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 002B · E01023655
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 002 · E02004910

Postcode source versions

Explore SG8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Studlands Rise First School

    Community school

    787 m
  2. Tannery Drift School

    Community school

    956 m
  3. St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
691
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 243
  • Anti social behaviour 140
  • Vehicle crime 54
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Burglary 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROYSIA SURGERY

    BURNS ROAD, ROYSTON, SG8 5PT

    ODS code E82132

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Royston

    0.3 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Royston

    0.3 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Royston

    0.3 miles
  • Princes Mews

    BCT · Royston

    0.4 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Royston

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 002B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,200 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
10 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Studlands Rise First School is the nearest published school at 787 m.

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

Recorded crime

691 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 243 events.

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