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SG8 5HQ

Postcode

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

This report describes the area around SG8 5HQ, 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 5HQ

Schools near SG8 5HQ

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

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 5HQ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £332,500Barnack Grove, SG8 5HQMarch 2026, terraced, established, freehold10 m
  • £412,000Charding Crescent, SG8 5HBMarch 2025, terraced, established, freehold50 m
  • £230,000Braeburn Walk, SG8 5LYMay 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold70 m
  • £260,000Orchard Road, SG8 5HAJuly 2026, terraced, established, freehold100 m
  • £218,000Pippin Grove, SG8 5HPMay 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold110 m
  • £380,000Farrier Court, SG8 5FGOctober 2024, terraced, established, freehold160 m
  • £430,000Orchard Way, SG8 5EYSeptember 2025, terraced, established, freehold170 m
  • £387,500Maltings Close, SG8 5BZOctober 2025, terraced, established, freehold190 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 5HQ

In a straight line

Stations

  • Royston3 minutes on foot230 m

GP practices

  • ROYSIA SURGERY810 m

Pharmacies

  • TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY660 m
  • BOOTS810 m
  • ROYSTON PHARMACY830 m
  • BOOTS830 m

Dental practices

  • QUEEN ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY)490 m
  • KNEESWORTH STREET (DENTAL SURGERY)540 m
  • ROYSTON DENTAL SUITE820 m
  • ROYSTON DENTAL CARE LTD920 m

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Royston Queens RoadMorrisons340 m
  • Tesco Royston ExtraTesco670 m
  • M&S Royston FoodhallMarks and Spencer700 m
  • Aldi RoystonAldi730 m

The neighbourhood: North Hertfordshire 002C

Everything about North Hertfordshire 002C
Deprivation score
7.2
Joint 5,283rd least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£280,000
Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,333
Joint 1,819th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.7%
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.