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SG8 5GX

Postcode

A postcode in North Hertfordshire 002B, Royston Heath ward, North Hertfordshire.

This report describes the area around SG8 5GX, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around SG8 5GX

Schools near SG8 5GX

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Tannery Drift School
Primary
900 m
11 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
Roman Way Academy
Primary
1.2 km
15 minutes on foot
Good (overall), September 2023
St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.4 km
18 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
Icknield Walk First School
Primary
1.9 km
24 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
Studlands Rise First School
Primary
2 km
24 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
King James Academy Royston
All-through. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
2 km
25 minutes on foot
Good (overall), April 2024

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near SG8 5GX

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £313,000Green Drift, SG8 5BLSeptember 2025, terraced, established, freehold440 m
  • £695,000Hereford Way, SG8 9FDMay 2024, detached, established, freehold540 m
  • £725,000Green Drift, SG8 5BTNovember 2024, detached, established, freehold550 m
  • £720,000Heathfield, SG8 5BNJuly 2023, detached, established, freehold570 m
  • £260,000Orchard Road, SG8 5HAJuly 2026, terraced, established, freehold580 m
  • £430,000Orchard Way, SG8 5EYSeptember 2025, terraced, established, freehold590 m
  • £450,000Rosecomb, SG8 9FLMay 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold590 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of SG8 5GX

In a straight line

Stations

  • Royston11 minutes on foot890 m

Pharmacies

  • TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY730 m

Supermarkets

  • M&S Royston FoodhallMarks and Spencer80 m
  • Aldi RoystonAldi110 m
  • Tesco Royston ExtraTesco730 m
  • Morrisons Daily Royston Queens RoadMorrisons1 km

The neighbourhood: North Hertfordshire 002B

Everything about North Hertfordshire 002B
Deprivation score
7.4
Joint 5,517th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£582,000
Joint 2,958th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,043
Joint 4,655th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: SG8

Everything about SG8
Median sale price
£415,000
Joint 544th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
40,432
441st most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
3%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.