SG8 7BE postcode in Royston, Hertfordshire

SG8 7BE is a postcode in Royston, in the Royston Palace ward of North Hertfordshire. It is in the North East Hertfordshire parliamentary constituency and the Hertfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Where SG8 7BE is, and what is near it

Map of SG8 7BE and what is near it Map of SG8 7BE: its centre point, with the 215 other postcodes in the SG8 7 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SG8 7AA: also in SG8 7SG8 7AB: also in SG8 7SG8 7AD: also in SG8 7SG8 7AE: also in SG8 7SG8 7AG: also in SG8 7SG8 7AH: also in SG8 7SG8 7AJ: also in SG8 7SG8 7AL: also in SG8 7SG8 7AN: also in SG8 7SG8 7AP: also in SG8 7SG8 7AQ: also in SG8 7SG8 7AS: also in SG8 7SG8 7AT: also in SG8 7SG8 7AU: also in SG8 7SG8 7AW: also in SG8 7SG8 7AX: also in SG8 7SG8 7AY: also in SG8 7SG8 7AZ: also in SG8 7SG8 7BA: also in SG8 7SG8 7BB: also in SG8 7SG8 7BH: also in SG8 7SG8 7BQ: also in SG8 7SG8 7BY: also in SG8 7SG8 7DB: also in SG8 7SG8 7DD: also in SG8 7SG8 7DE: also in SG8 7SG8 7DF: also in SG8 7SG8 7DG: also in SG8 7SG8 7DH: also in SG8 7SG8 7DJ: also in SG8 7SG8 7DL: also in SG8 7SG8 7DN: also in SG8 7SG8 7DP: also in SG8 7SG8 7DR: also in SG8 7SG8 7DS: also in SG8 7SG8 7DT: also in SG8 7SG8 7DW: also in SG8 7SG8 7DZ: also in SG8 7SG8 7EB: also in SG8 7SG8 7ED: also in SG8 7SG8 7EF: also in SG8 7SG8 7EJ: also in SG8 7SG8 7EP: also in SG8 7SG8 7ER: also in SG8 7SG8 7ES: also in SG8 7SG8 7EU: also in SG8 7SG8 7EW: also in SG8 7SG8 7EX: also in SG8 7SG8 7EZ: also in SG8 7SG8 7FE: also in SG8 7SG8 7FF: also in SG8 7SG8 7FG: also in SG8 7SG8 7GA: also in SG8 7SG8 7HP: also in SG8 7SG8 7HR: also in SG8 7SG8 7HS: also in SG8 7SG8 7HT: also in SG8 7SG8 7HU: also in SG8 7SG8 7HX: also in SG8 7SG8 7JA: also in SG8 7SG8 7JE: also in SG8 7SG8 7JF: also in SG8 7SG8 7JG: also in SG8 7SG8 7JH: also in SG8 7SG8 7JJ: also in SG8 7SG8 7JL: also in SG8 7SG8 7JN: also in SG8 7SG8 7JP: also in SG8 7SG8 7JR: also in SG8 7SG8 7JS: also in SG8 7SG8 7JT: also in SG8 7SG8 7JU: also in SG8 7SG8 7JW: also in SG8 7SG8 7JX: also in SG8 7SG8 7JY: also in SG8 7SG8 7JZ: also in SG8 7SG8 7LB: also in SG8 7SG8 7LE: also in SG8 7SG8 7LG: also in SG8 7SG8 7LH: also in SG8 7SG8 7LJ: also in SG8 7SG8 7XA: also in SG8 7SG8 7XB: also in SG8 7SG8 7XD: also in SG8 7SG8 7XE: also in SG8 7SG8 7XH: also in SG8 7SG8 7XL: also in SG8 7SG8 7XN: also in SG8 7SG8 7XP: also in SG8 7SG8 7XR: also in SG8 7SG8 7XS: also in SG8 7SG8 7XT: also in SG8 7SG8 7XU: also in SG8 7SG8 7XW: also in SG8 7SG8 7XX: also in SG8 7SG8 7XY: also in SG8 7SG8 7XZ: also in SG8 7 School 3.6 kmGP 3.9 kmAshwell Surgery 9.5 kmRoyston SG8 7BE Map of SG8 7BE and what is near it Map of SG8 7BE: its centre point, with the 215 other postcodes in the SG8 7 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 3.6 kmRoyston SG8 7BE
  • SG8 7BE
  • Other postcodes in SG8 7: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 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 52.0551, longitude -0.0191)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SG8 7BE?

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 7BE?

Every home and business at SG8 7BE can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 98% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SG8 7BE 98% North Hertfordshire 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SG8 7BE 100% North Hertfordshire 98%
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 7BE?

BinDayBuddy does not read North Hertfordshire District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

North Hertfordshire District Council's bin days

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 7BE 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 7BE.

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 North Hertfordshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SG8 7BE: 6,270 properties in North Hertfordshire are at high risk (8.9% of all its properties). All the figures for North Hertfordshire

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 7BE 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 7BE?

Homes in SG8 7 sold for a typical £420,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 106 sales, up 3.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£420,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£406,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £600,000 37 sales
  • Semi-detached £425,000 28 sales
  • Terraced £372,500 25 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £211,250 16 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 7BE

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in SG8 7BE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 17 July 2026. The middle sale was £410,000, from £375,000 to £455,000. Across SG8 7, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £420,000. 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 7BE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,230 homes in the neighbourhood around SG8 7BE. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (28%). 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 7BE

Band D in North Hertfordshire for 2026‑27: £2,449. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,632 (band A) to £4,081 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,904.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 110 (9%)£1,632
Band Babout 410 (33%)£1,904
Band Cabout 370 (30%)£2,176
Band Dabout 110 (9%)£2,449
Band Eabout 150 (12%)£2,993
Band Fabout 50 (4%)£3,537
Band Gabout 30 (2%)£4,081
Band Hwithheld£4,897

When the homes were built

  1. 28% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 17% 1983 to 1999
  7. 12% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

Averages for North Hertfordshire 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 7BE is in (ONS area E01023660), 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 7BE?

The nearest open schools to SG8 7BE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SG8 7BE, 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 7BE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SG8 7BE is Royston Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Royston Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Meldreth Rail Station Railway station 4.4 kmCycle

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Mill Road, 91 m away.

More stations near SG8 7BE, 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 7BE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SG8 7BE, 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 7BE?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SG8 7BE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 1.3 kmCycle
  • Instavolt Charging point · No details mapped 2.6 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 7BE?

The nearest to the centre of SG8 7BE, 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 7BE?

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 7BE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SG8 7BE, 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 7BE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SG8 7BE, 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 7BE?

The nearest vets to the centre of SG8 7BE 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 7BE in a conservation area?

The centre of SG8 7BE 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 7BE?

Police.uk records 112 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SG8 7BE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences40 reports
Anti-social behaviour28 reports
Shoplifting16 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Burglary7 reports
Other theft4 reports

Also: drugs 3, public order 2, vehicle crime 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

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 7BE

Ward
Royston Palace
Parish
Royston
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Royston
In use since
January 1980

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

Where to check what we do not hold

Around SG8 7BE

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