# SG8 8LJ: area report for a postcode in North Hertfordshire

SG8 8LJ is a postcode in North Hertfordshire.

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 North Hertfordshire. Open the map at SG8 8LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) › [SG8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8) › [SG8 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8-8)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. North Hertfordshire 016C: 33 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0359,52.0235,SG88LJ
- **Royston, 5.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0359,52.0235,SG88LJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0359,52.0235,SG88LJ
- **No property in SG8 8LJ 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=0.0359,52.0235,SG88LJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, North Hertfordshire 016C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0359,52.0235,SG88LJ
- **£422,835 average price**: For the whole of North Hertfordshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0359,52.0235,SG88LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0359,52.0235,SG88LJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0359,52.0235,SG88LJ
- **No gigabit broadband at SG8 8LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0359,52.0235,SG88LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SG8 8LJ**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0359,52.0235,SG88LJ
- **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=0.0359,52.0235,SG88LJ
- **7.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0359,52.0235,SG88LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Barley (VA) Church of England First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barley-va-church-of-england-first-school-e117386) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £890,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £1,275,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2023 | £705,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| February 2026 | £675,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| August 2025 | £980,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| June 2023 | £950,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| March 2024 | £675,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| February 2025 | £825,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £422,835** (August 2026). North Hertfordshire’s average house price was £422,835 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £49,224** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Hertfordshire earned a median of £49,224 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 18th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.6×** (2025). A home in North Hertfordshire costs 8.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 101st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 11.3** (2025). North Hertfordshire has a deprivation score of 11.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 38th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## North Hertfordshire 016C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.8** (2025). North Hertfordshire 016C has a deprivation score of 11.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,873rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £649,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Hertfordshire 016C was £649,250 in 2025. 2,063rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,254** (2021). North Hertfordshire 016C had 1,254 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,554th least 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: 31.3%** (January 2026). In North Hertfordshire 016C, 31.3% 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: [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire)
- Centre: 52.0235, 0.0359

Council: [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [North East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-hertfordshire): Chris Hinchliff (Labour), 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), August 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=0.0359,52.0235,SG88LJ

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8-8lj