SG8 9XR

Royston Meridian · 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 9ET 22 m
SG8 9ES 56 m
SG8 9UA 78 m
SG8 9UN 104 m
SG8 9UW 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SG8 9XR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
SG
Postcode district
SG8
Postcode sector
SG8 9
Latitude
52.042657
Longitude
-0.019871
British National Grid easting
535,900
British National Grid northing
240,100

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
E00120130
Lower layer super output area
North Hertfordshire 002A · E01023654
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

    517 m
  2. St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    941 m
  3. Tannery Drift School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
649
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 233
  • Anti social behaviour 136
  • Vehicle crime 50
  • Criminal damage and arson 41
  • Shoplifting 39

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

    0.2 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Royston

    0.2 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Royston

    0.2 miles
  • Shaftesbury Way

    BCT · Royston

    0.3 miles
  • Shaftesbury Way

    BCT · Royston

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Hertfordshire 002A, 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

32,807 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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 517 m.

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

Recorded crime

649 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 233 events.

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