SG8 5LU postcode in Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire

SG8 5LU is a postcode in Bassingbourn, in the Bassingbourn ward of South Cambridgeshire. It is in the South Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency and the Cambridgeshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. South Cambridgeshire: 86% Typical price £342,500 Homes sold in SG8 5, last 12 months. ▼ 9.9% on the year before Nearest station Royston 3.2 km in a straight line

Where SG8 5LU is, and what is near it

Map of SG8 5LU and what is near it Map of SG8 5LU: its centre point, with the 270 other postcodes in the SG8 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. SG8 5FJ: also in SG8 5SG8 5GY: also in SG8 5SG8 5HR: also in SG8 5SG8 5HS: also in SG8 5SG8 5HX: also in SG8 5SG8 5HY: also in SG8 5SG8 5HZ: also in SG8 5SG8 5JA: also in SG8 5SG8 5JW: also in SG8 5SG8 5LD: also in SG8 5SG8 5LE: also in SG8 5SG8 5LF: also in SG8 5SG8 5LG: also in SG8 5SG8 5LQ: also in SG8 5SG8 5LS: also in SG8 5SG8 5LT: also in SG8 5SG8 5LW: also in SG8 5SG8 5ND: also in SG8 5SG8 5NE: also in SG8 5SG8 5NF: also in SG8 5SG8 5NG: also in SG8 5SG8 5NH: also in SG8 5SG8 5NJ: also in SG8 5SG8 5NQ: also in SG8 5SG8 5NU: also in SG8 5SG8 5RE: also in SG8 5SG8 5UJ: also in SG8 5SG8 5UL: also in SG8 5SG8 5XP: also in SG8 5SG8 5XW: also in SG8 5 School 650 m2 places, 2.8–2.9 kmMeldreth station 4.3 kmGP 4.9 kmAshwell Surgery 8.2 kmBassingbourn SG8 5LU Map of SG8 5LU and what is near it Map of SG8 5LU: its centre point, with the 270 other postcodes in the SG8 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 650 mMeldreth station 4.3 kmGP 4.9 kmAshwell Surgery 8.2 kmBassingbourn SG8 5LU
  • SG8 5LU
  • Other postcodes in SG8 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.0778, longitude -0.0510)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SG8 5LU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SG8 5LU?

Every home and business at SG8 5LU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

South Cambridgeshire: 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

South Cambridgeshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across South Cambridgeshire.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SG8 5LU?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for SG8 5LU.

Check the bin days for SG8 5LU on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SG8 5LU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SG8 5LU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across South Cambridgeshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SG8 5LU: 3,011 properties in South Cambridgeshire are at high risk (3.1% of all its properties). All the figures for South Cambridgeshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SG8 5LU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SG8 5LU?

Homes in SG8 5 sold for a typical £342,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 128 sales, down 9.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£342,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£380,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 9.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £630,000 25 sales
  • Semi-detached £395,000 34 sales
  • Terraced £320,000 42 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £182,000 27 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SG8 district: a typical £400,000 from 452 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SG8 5LU

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in SG8 5LU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 March 2026. The middle sale was £395,000, from £380,000 to £420,000. Across SG8 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £342,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SG8 5LU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 870 homes in the neighbourhood around SG8 5LU. The largest share of them, 49%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (36%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SG8 5LU

Band D in South Cambridgeshire for 2026‑27: £2,536. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,691 (band A) to £4,227 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,254.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,691
Band Babout 100 (11%)£1,973
Band Cabout 430 (49%)£2,254
Band Dabout 120 (14%)£2,536
Band Eabout 160 (18%)£3,100
Band Fabout 30 (3%)£3,663
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£4,227
Band Hwithheld£5,073

When the homes were built

  1. 7% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 36% 1965 to 1982
  6. 22% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 9% 2020 or later

Averages for South Cambridgeshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SG8 5LU is in (ONS area E01018227), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SG8 5LU?

The nearest open schools to SG8 5LU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SG8 5LU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SG8 5LU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SG8 5LU is Royston Rail Station, 3.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Royston Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Meldreth Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Elm Tree Drive, 91 m away.

More stations near SG8 5LU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SG8 5LU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SG8 5LU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SG8 5LU?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SG8 5LU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 2.5 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SG8 5LU?

The nearest to the centre of SG8 5LU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SG8 5LU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SG8 5LU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SG8 5LU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SG8 5LU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SG8 5LU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SG8 5LU?

The nearest vets to the centre of SG8 5LU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SG8 5LU in a conservation area?

The centre of SG8 5LU is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SG8 5LU?

Police.uk records 33 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SG8 5LU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour14 reports
Violence and sexual offences11 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Burglary2 reports
Public order1 report
Other theft1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SG8 5LU

Ward
Bassingbourn
Parish
Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Bassingbourn
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SG8 5LQ60 mSG8 5HX100 mSG8 5LS110 mSG8 5LT120 mSG8 5LG130 mSG8 5JW130 m
All of SG8

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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