SG8 9RD

Ermine · North Hertfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Ermine
Local authority
North Hertfordshire
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SG8 9RE 167 m
SG8 9RB 266 m
SG9 0QA 970 m
SG9 0RE 1.1 km
SG9 0RG 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG8 9RD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 9
Latitude
51.988307
Longitude
-0.049943
British National Grid easting
534,000
British National Grid northing
234,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
North Hertfordshire · E07000099
Electoral ward
Ermine · E05015759
Parish or community
E04004797
Westminster constituency
North East Hertfordshire · E14001393
Output area
E00119850
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 016D · E01023598
Middle layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 016 · E02007088

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
2
  1. Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School

    Community school

    2.0 km
  2. Reed First School

    Community school

    3.3 km
  3. Therfield First School

    Community school

    3.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
14
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1

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.

Nearby transport

  • Whiteley Lane

    BCT · Buckland

    1.1 miles
  • Whiteley Lane

    BCT · Buckland

    1.1 miles
  • Rushden Road

    BCT · Sandon

    1.2 miles
  • School

    BCT · Sandon

    1.2 miles
  • School

    BCT · Sandon

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 016D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,850 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 2 secondary schools. Sandon Junior Mixed and Infant School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

14 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.167 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.