# SG8 5XW: area report for a postcode in South Cambridgeshire

SG8 5XW is a postcode in South Cambridgeshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of South Cambridgeshire. Open the map at SG8 5XW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) › [SG8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8) › [SG8 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8-5)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 425% on July. South Cambridgeshire 019C: 57 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.0561,52.0788,SG85XW
- **Royston, 3.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.0561,52.0788,SG85XW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.0561,52.0788,SG85XW
- **No property in SG8 5XW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.0561,52.0788,SG85XW
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, South Cambridgeshire 019C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.0561,52.0788,SG85XW
- **£439,573 average price**: For the whole of South Cambridgeshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.0561,52.0788,SG85XW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.0561,52.0788,SG85XW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.0561,52.0788,SG85XW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SG8 5XW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.0561,52.0788,SG85XW
- **Low road and rail noise at SG8 5XW**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.0561,52.0788,SG85XW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.0561,52.0788,SG85XW
- **8.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.0561,52.0788,SG85XW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bassingbourn Village College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bassingbourn-village-college-e137427) | Secondary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bassingbourn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bassingbourn-primary-school-e110602) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £518,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| June 2025 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2025 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2026 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| February 2024 | £336,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| March 2026 | £482,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| June 2026 | £585,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BASSINGBOURN PHARMACY (150 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (260 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Bassingbourn (80 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £439,573** (July 2026). South Cambridgeshire’s average house price was £439,573 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £48,916** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Cambridgeshire earned a median of £48,916 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 20th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.0×** (2025). A home in South Cambridgeshire costs 9.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 87th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 9.3** (2025). South Cambridgeshire has a deprivation score of 9.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 14th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Cambridgeshire 019C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.6** (2025). South Cambridgeshire 019C has a deprivation score of 11.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,653rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £518,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Cambridgeshire 019C was £518,000 in 2025. Joint 4,308th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,642** (2021). South Cambridgeshire 019C had 1,642 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,104th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.5%** (January 2026). In South Cambridgeshire 019C, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SG8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £415,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SG8 was £415,000 in 2025. Joint 544th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 40,432** (2021). SG8 had 40,432 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 441st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 3%** (2022). About 3% of people in SG8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 82.0%** (January 2026). In SG8, 82.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire)
- Centre: 52.0788, -0.0561

Council: [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-cambridgeshire): Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.0561,52.0788,SG85XW

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