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SG8 5LZ

Postcode

A postcode in North Hertfordshire 001B, Royston Palace ward, North Hertfordshire.

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

Schools near SG8 5LZ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Roman Way Academy
Primary
330 m
4 minutes on foot
Good (overall), September 2023
King James Academy Royston
All-through. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
750 m
9 minutes on foot
Good (overall), April 2024
St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
820 m
10 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
Icknield Walk First School
Primary
970 m
12 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
Tannery Drift School
Primary
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade
Studlands Rise First School
Primary
1.4 km
18 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 5LZ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £175,000Burns Road, SG8 5GUJanuary 2024, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold110 m
  • £328,000Burns Road, SG8 5PTJuly 2026, terraced, established, freehold120 m
  • £425,000Brooke Road, SG8 7DRAugust 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold140 m
  • £280,000Shakespeare, SG8 5PXMay 2024, terraced, established, freehold150 m
  • £130,000Scott Close, SG8 5STMay 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold160 m
  • £327,000Newbolt, SG8 5PUOctober 2024, terraced, established, freehold170 m
  • £275,000Burns Road, SG8 5SUJuly 2026, terraced, established, freehold170 m
  • £185,000Shakespeare, SG8 5PYDecember 2023, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold180 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 5LZ

In a straight line

Stations

  • Royston10 minutes on foot780 m

GP practices

  • ROYSIA SURGERY120 m

Pharmacies

  • BOOTS120 m
  • TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY890 m

Dental practices

  • QUEEN ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY)640 m

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Royston Queens RoadMorrisons750 m
  • Tesco Royston ExtraTesco900 m

The neighbourhood: North Hertfordshire 001B

Everything about North Hertfordshire 001B
Deprivation score
21.2
Joint 13,715th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£362,500
Joint 10,878th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,364
Joint 16,699th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.9%
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.