SG8 8PR postcode in Heydon, Cambridgeshire

SG8 8PR is a postcode in Heydon, in the Foxton 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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. South Cambridgeshire: 86% Typical price £511,250 Homes sold in SG8 8, last 12 months. ▼ 9.1% on the year before Nearest station Great Chesterford 7.8 km in a straight line

Where SG8 8PR is, and what is near it

Map of SG8 8PR and what is near it Map of SG8 8PR: its centre point, with the 178 other postcodes in the SG8 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SG8 8DX: also in SG8 8SG8 8NP: also in SG8 8SG8 8PN: also in SG8 8SG8 8PP: also in SG8 8SG8 8PT: also in SG8 8SG8 8PU: also in SG8 8SG8 8PW: also in SG8 8SG8 8PX: also in SG8 8SG8 8PZ: also in SG8 8SG8 8QA: also in SG8 8SG8 8QB: also in SG8 8SG8 8QD: also in SG8 8SG8 8QE: also in SG8 8SG8 8QG: also in SG8 8SG8 8QH: also in SG8 8SG8 8QJ: also in SG8 8SG8 8QN: also in SG8 8SG8 8QR: also in SG8 8SG8 8RB: also in SG8 8SG8 8RN: also in SG8 8SG8 8RP: also in SG8 8SG8 8SE: also in SG8 8SG8 8SL: also in SG8 8SG8 8SP: also in SG8 8SG8 8SR: also in SG8 8SG8 8SS: also in SG8 8SG8 8ST: also in SG8 8SG8 8TH: also in SG8 8SG8 8UA: also in SG8 8 School 3.2 km2 places, 6.5–7.2 km3 places, 6.8–7.8 kmGreat Chesterford station 7.8 kmErmine SG8 8PR Map of SG8 8PR and what is near it Map of SG8 8PR: its centre point, with the 178 other postcodes in the SG8 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 3.2 kmGreat Chesterford station 7.8 kmErmine SG8 8PR
  • SG8 8PR
  • Other postcodes in SG8 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 2 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.0379, longitude 0.0849)

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 8PR?

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 8PR?

Every home and business at SG8 8PR can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% 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 8PR?

South Cambridgeshire District Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home 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 8PR 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 8PR.

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 8PR: 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 8PR 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 8PR?

Homes in SG8 8 sold for a typical £511,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 26 sales, down 9.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£511,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£562,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 9.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £760,000 9 sales
  • Semi-detached £475,000 10 sales
  • Terraced £427,750 6 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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 8PR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SG8 8PR from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 8PR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around SG8 8PR. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (26%). 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 8PR

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 £5,073 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,254.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (2%)£1,691
Band Babout 30 (3%)£1,973
Band Cabout 230 (26%)£2,254
Band Dabout 180 (20%)£2,536
Band Eabout 140 (16%)£3,100
Band Fabout 130 (15%)£3,663
Band Gabout 140 (16%)£4,227
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,073

When the homes were built

  1. 15% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 26% 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 13% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 8PR is in (ONS area E01018268), 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 8PR?

The nearest open schools to SG8 8PR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SG8 8PR, 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 8PR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SG8 8PR is Great Chesterford Rail Station, 7.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Great Chesterford Rail Station Railway station 7.8 kmDrive
  • Royston Rail Station Railway station 7.8 kmDrive

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Fowlmere Road, 264 m away.

More stations near SG8 8PR, 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 8PR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SG8 8PR, 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 8PR?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SG8 8PR on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 8PR?

The nearest to the centre of SG8 8PR, 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 8PR?

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 8PR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SG8 8PR, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Margaret House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 07891 196997 3.2 kmCycle

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 vets are near SG8 8PR?

The nearest vets to the centre of SG8 8PR 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 8PR in a conservation area?

The centre of SG8 8PR is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 8PR?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of SG8 8PR in the latest month it has published.

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 8PR

Ward
Foxton
Parish
Heydon
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Heydon
Rural or urban
Smaller 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 8PP40 mSG8 8PW80 mSG8 8PN180 mSG8 8PT300 mSG8 8TH310 mSG8 8QA370 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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