SG8 9AW postcode in Royston, Hertfordshire

SG8 9AW 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.

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 92% of homes and businesses can get it. North Hertfordshire: 86% Typical price £380,000 Homes sold in SG8 9, last 12 months. ▼ 8.5% on the year before Nearest station Royston 800 m in a straight line

Where SG8 9AW is, and what is near it

Map of SG8 9AW and what is near it Map of SG8 9AW: its centre point, with the 215 other postcodes in the SG8 9 sector, 4 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 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SG8 9AA: also in SG8 9SG8 9AG: also in SG8 9SG8 9AP: also in SG8 9SG8 9AQ: also in SG8 9SG8 9AR: also in SG8 9SG8 9AS: also in SG8 9SG8 9AT: also in SG8 9SG8 9AU: also in SG8 9SG8 9AX: also in SG8 9SG8 9AY: also in SG8 9SG8 9AZ: also in SG8 9SG8 9BA: also in SG8 9SG8 9BB: also in SG8 9SG8 9BE: also in SG8 9SG8 9BG: also in SG8 9SG8 9BH: also in SG8 9SG8 9BJ: also in SG8 9SG8 9BL: also in SG8 9SG8 9BN: also in SG8 9SG8 9BP: also in SG8 9SG8 9BS: also in SG8 9SG8 9BT: also in SG8 9SG8 9BU: also in SG8 9SG8 9BW: also in SG8 9SG8 9BX: also in SG8 9SG8 9BZ: also in SG8 9SG8 9DA: also in SG8 9SG8 9DB: also in SG8 9SG8 9DD: also in SG8 9SG8 9DE: also in SG8 9SG8 9DF: also in SG8 9SG8 9DG: also in SG8 9SG8 9DH: also in SG8 9SG8 9DJ: also in SG8 9SG8 9DL: also in SG8 9SG8 9DN: also in SG8 9SG8 9DP: also in SG8 9SG8 9DQ: also in SG8 9SG8 9DR: also in SG8 9SG8 9DS: also in SG8 9SG8 9DT: also in SG8 9SG8 9DU: also in SG8 9SG8 9DW: also in SG8 9SG8 9DX: also in SG8 9SG8 9DY: also in SG8 9SG8 9DZ: also in SG8 9SG8 9EA: also in SG8 9SG8 9EB: also in SG8 9SG8 9EE: also in SG8 9SG8 9EF: also in SG8 9SG8 9EG: also in SG8 9SG8 9EH: also in SG8 9SG8 9EJ: also in SG8 9SG8 9EL: also in SG8 9SG8 9EN: also in SG8 9SG8 9EP: also in SG8 9SG8 9ER: also in SG8 9SG8 9ES: also in SG8 9SG8 9ET: also in SG8 9SG8 9EU: also in SG8 9SG8 9EW: also in SG8 9SG8 9EX: also in SG8 9SG8 9EY: also in SG8 9SG8 9EZ: also in SG8 9SG8 9FB: also in SG8 9SG8 9FD: also in SG8 9SG8 9FE: also in SG8 9SG8 9FF: also in SG8 9SG8 9FG: also in SG8 9SG8 9FJ: also in SG8 9SG8 9FL: also in SG8 9SG8 9FQ: also in SG8 9SG8 9FR: also in SG8 9SG8 9FS: also in SG8 9SG8 9FT: also in SG8 9SG8 9FU: also in SG8 9SG8 9FW: also in SG8 9SG8 9FX: also in SG8 9SG8 9FY: also in SG8 9SG8 9FZ: also in SG8 9SG8 9GA: also in SG8 9SG8 9GB: also in SG8 9SG8 9GE: also in SG8 9SG8 9GF: also in SG8 9SG8 9GG: also in SG8 9SG8 9GH: also in SG8 9SG8 9GJ: also in SG8 9SG8 9HA: also in SG8 9SG8 9HB: also in SG8 9SG8 9HD: also in SG8 9SG8 9HE: also in SG8 9SG8 9HF: also in SG8 9SG8 9HG: also in SG8 9SG8 9HH: also in SG8 9SG8 9HJ: also in SG8 9SG8 9HL: also in SG8 9SG8 9HN: also in SG8 9SG8 9HP: also in SG8 9SG8 9HR: also in SG8 9SG8 9HS: also in SG8 9SG8 9HT: also in SG8 9SG8 9HU: also in SG8 9SG8 9HX: also in SG8 9SG8 9HZ: also in SG8 9SG8 9JA: also in SG8 9SG8 9JB: also in SG8 9SG8 9JD: also in SG8 9SG8 9JE: also in SG8 9SG8 9JF: also in SG8 9SG8 9JG: also in SG8 9SG8 9JH: also in SG8 9SG8 9JL: also in SG8 9SG8 9JN: also in SG8 9SG8 9JR: also in SG8 9SG8 9JS: also in SG8 9SG8 9JT: also in SG8 9SG8 9JU: also in SG8 9SG8 9JY: also in SG8 9SG8 9JZ: also in SG8 9SG8 9LB: also in SG8 9SG8 9LG: also in SG8 9SG8 9LJ: also in SG8 9SG8 9LP: also in SG8 9SG8 9LR: also in SG8 9SG8 9LT: also in SG8 9SG8 9LU: also in SG8 9SG8 9LX: also in SG8 9SG8 9NA: also in SG8 9SG8 9NB: also in SG8 9SG8 9NE: also in SG8 9SG8 9NF: also in SG8 9SG8 9NG: also in SG8 9SG8 9NH: also in SG8 9SG8 9NQ: also in SG8 9SG8 9NW: also in SG8 9SG8 9TA: also in SG8 9SG8 9TB: also in SG8 9SG8 9TD: also in SG8 9SG8 9TE: also in SG8 9SG8 9TF: also in SG8 9SG8 9TG: also in SG8 9SG8 9TH: also in SG8 9SG8 9TJ: also in SG8 9SG8 9TL: also in SG8 9SG8 9TP: also in SG8 9SG8 9TR: also in SG8 9SG8 9TS: also in SG8 9SG8 9UA: also in SG8 9SG8 9UB: also in SG8 9SG8 9UD: also in SG8 9SG8 9UE: also in SG8 9SG8 9UF: also in SG8 9SG8 9UG: also in SG8 9SG8 9UH: also in SG8 9SG8 9UJ: also in SG8 9SG8 9UL: also in SG8 9SG8 9UN: also in SG8 9SG8 9UQ: also in SG8 9SG8 9UR: also in SG8 9SG8 9UW: also in SG8 9SG8 9WA: also in SG8 9SG8 9XP: also in SG8 9 School 4.1 kmGP 4.8 kmAshwell Surgery 9.1 kmRoyston SG8 9AW Map of SG8 9AW and what is near it Map of SG8 9AW: its centre point, with the 215 other postcodes in the SG8 9 sector, 4 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 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Royston SG8 9AW
  • SG8 9AW
  • Other postcodes in SG8 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 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 52.0463, longitude -0.0234)

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 9AW?

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 9AW?

96% of the homes and businesses at SG8 9AW can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 92% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)92% can get it

North Hertfordshire: 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)96% can get it

North Hertfordshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across North Hertfordshire.

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 9AW?

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 9AW 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 9AW.

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 9AW: 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 9AW 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 9AW?

Homes in SG8 9 sold for a typical £380,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 67 sales, down 8.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£380,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£415,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £612,500 20 sales
  • Semi-detached £423,000 13 sales
  • Terraced £355,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £205,000 15 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 9AW

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SG8 9AW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 March 2025. 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

Food hygiene ratings at SG8 9AW

The Food Standards Agency lists 5 food businesses at SG8 9AW. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SG8 9AW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,230 homes in the neighbourhood around SG8 9AW. 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 9AW

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 9AW 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 9AW?

The nearest open schools to SG8 9AW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SG8 9AW, 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 9AW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SG8 9AW is Royston Rail Station, 800 metres away in a straight line.

  • Royston Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
  • Meldreth Rail Station Railway station 5.4 kmDrive

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bus Station, 131 m away.

More stations near SG8 9AW, 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 9AW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SG8 9AW, 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 9AW?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SG8 9AW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 1.5 kmCycle
  • Instavolt Charging point · No details mapped 2.1 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 9AW?

The nearest to the centre of SG8 9AW, 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 9AW?

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 9AW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SG8 9AW, 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 9AW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SG8 9AW, 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 9AW?

The nearest vets to the centre of SG8 9AW 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 9AW in a conservation area?

The centre of SG8 9AW 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 9AW?

Police.uk records 102 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SG8 9AW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour31 reports
Violence and sexual offences27 reports
Shoplifting16 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Burglary7 reports
Other theft5 reports

Also: drugs 3, public order 2, vehicle crime 2, 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 9AW

Ward
Royston Palace
Parish
Royston
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Royston
Rural or urban
Urban, 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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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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