# SG8 Postcode district covering Royston and Melbourn, in South Cambridgeshire and North Hertfordshire. SG8 is a postcode district covering Royston and Melbourn, in South Cambridgeshire and North Hertfordshire. Median sale price £415,000 in 2025. Postcode district. Code SG8. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg) Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SG8 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8#f-house-sales-median-price - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8#f-population - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8#f-radon-affected-share - **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SG8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 3% of people in SG8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SG8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 628 homes were sold in SG8 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SG8) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SG8. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SG8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SG8 had 40,432 usual residents at the census. ## How SG8 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | SG8 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £415,000 | 10th most expensive | 19 postcode districts, SG · 2025 | | Population | 40,432 | 3rd most populated | 19 postcode districts, SG · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 3% | joint 4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 19 postcode districts, SG · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 82.0% | 5th lowest | 19 postcode districts, SG · Jan 2026 | ## Is SG8 safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SG8 at a rate of 55.9 per 1,000 people. That compares with 73.9 per 1,000 people across the SG postcode area. In August 2026 alone, 255 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SG8. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (852), anti-social behaviour (529) and other crime (356). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SG8 was 53.8 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Deprivation in SG8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SG8 has no single figure. Of its 22 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods - Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 6 neighbourhoods - Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in SG8 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [North Hertfordshire 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023660) | 2,372 | 119.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.0% | | [North Hertfordshire 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023661) | 1,364 | 56.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.9% | | [North Hertfordshire 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023662) | 2,076 | 41.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.7% | | [North Hertfordshire 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023654) | 1,564 | 23.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 86.8% | | [North Hertfordshire 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023655) | 2,043 | 82.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 80.8% | | [North Hertfordshire 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023656) | 2,333 | 64.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 83.7% | | [North Hertfordshire 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023657) | 2,555 | 24.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.0% | | [North Hertfordshire 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023658) | 1,792 | 45.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.3% | | [North Hertfordshire 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023659) | 1,343 | 32.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.8% | | [North Hertfordshire 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023597) | 1,254 | 33.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 31.3% | | [North Hertfordshire 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/neighbourhood/e01023598) | 1,538 | 43.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 32.3% | | [South Cambridgeshire 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018275) | 2,621 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 82.5% | | [South Cambridgeshire 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018241) | 1,295 | 56.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.9% | | [South Cambridgeshire 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018267) | 2,277 | 62.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 74.3% | | [South Cambridgeshire 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018268) | 1,970 | 30.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 52.6% | | [South Cambridgeshire 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018269) | 1,516 | 34.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.3% | | [South Cambridgeshire 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018270) | 1,109 | 49.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.7% | | [South Cambridgeshire 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018271) | 1,707 | 72.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.3% | | [South Cambridgeshire 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018226) | 1,220 | 88.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 45.2% | | [South Cambridgeshire 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018227) | 1,920 | 88.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.2% | | [South Cambridgeshire 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018228) | 1,642 | 56.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.5% | | [South Cambridgeshire 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018290) | 2,457 | 69.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 82.5% | ## Your MP - [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-cambridgeshire): Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 50% of the people here. - [North East Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-east-hertfordshire): Chris Hinchliff (Labour), MP since July 2024. 48% of the people here. - [North West Essex](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-west-essex): Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 2.3% of the people here. - [St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-neots-and-mid-cambridgeshire): Ian Sollom (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 0.3% of the people here. - [North Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-bedfordshire): Richard Fuller (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Middle areas in SG8 [Bassingbourn & the Mordens](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/bassingbourn-and-the-mordens), [Meldreth, Melbourn & Great Chishill](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/meldreth-melbourn-and-great-chishill), [Royston North & Central](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/royston-north-and-central), [Royston South, West & East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire/royston-south-west-and-east) ## Postcode sectors in SG8 [SG8 0 (191 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8-0), [SG8 1 (15 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8-1), [SG8 5 (271 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8-5), [SG8 6 (211 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8-6), [SG8 7 (216 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8-7), [SG8 8 (179 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8-8), [SG8 9 (216 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8-9) ## Councils SG8 covers [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire), [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire) ## Towns in SG8 [Royston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/royston-north-hertfordshire) ## Postcode districts next to SG8 [CB10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb10), [CB11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb11), [CB22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb22), [CB23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb23), [SG7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg7), [SG9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg9), [SG19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg19) ## Nearest rail stations [Royston (750 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.0269,52.0531), [Meldreth (4.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.0089,52.0907) ## More in the SG postcode area [All SG postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) ## SG8 in brief SG8 is a postcode district covering Royston and Melbourn, in South Cambridgeshire and North Hertfordshire. About 42,544 people lived in SG8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £415,000 in 2025 across 628 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 55.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in SG8 was £415,000 in 2025. SG8 had 40,432 usual residents at the census. About 3% of people in SG8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In SG8, 82.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: SG8 - Postcode area: [SG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg) - Constituency: [South Cambridgeshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-cambridgeshire) - Council: [South Cambridgeshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) - Area: 266 km² - People, mid-2024: 42,544* - Neighbourhoods: 22 - Output areas: 133 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [CB22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb22), [SG9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg9), [SG19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg19), [CB11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb11), [CB23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb23), [SG7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg7) ## Latest updates for SG8 - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SG8 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sg8