SG8 9FF postcode in Royston, Hertfordshire

SG8 9FF is a postcode in Royston, in the Royston Heath 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 July 2013.

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. North Hertfordshire: 86% Typical price £380,000 Homes sold in SG8 9, last 12 months. ▼ 8.5% on the year before Nearest station Royston 1.0 km in a straight line

Where SG8 9FF is, and what is near it

Map of SG8 9FF and what is near it Map of SG8 9FF: its centre point, with the 215 other postcodes in the SG8 9 sector, 4 schools (2 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), 1 bus stop and 1 EV charging point. 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 9AW: 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 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 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 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 9EW: also in SG8 9SG8 9FB: also in SG8 9SG8 9FD: also in SG8 9SG8 9FE: 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 9GJ: 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 9NT: also in SG8 9SG8 9UA: also in SG8 9SG8 9UB: also in SG8 9SG8 9UW: also in SG8 9 School 3.2 kmAshwell & Morden station 5.2 kmAshwell Surgery 8.0 kmRoyston SG8 9FF Map of SG8 9FF and what is near it Map of SG8 9FF: its centre point, with the 215 other postcodes in the SG8 9 sector, 4 schools (3 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), 1 bus stop and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Ashwell & Morden station 5.2 kmRoyston Meridian SG8 9FF
  • SG8 9FF
  • Other postcodes in SG8 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 52.0496, longitude -0.0405)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SG8 9FF?

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 9FF?

Every home and business at SG8 9FF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

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

North Hertfordshire: 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% 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 9FF?

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 9FF 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 9FF.

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 9FF: 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 9FF 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 9FF?

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 9FF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SG8 9FF 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 9FF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,140 homes in the neighbourhood around SG8 9FF. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (23%). 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 9FF

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 C, the most common, is £2,176.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,632
Band Babout 170 (15%)£1,904
Band Cabout 300 (26%)£2,176
Band Dabout 120 (11%)£2,449
Band Eabout 230 (20%)£2,993
Band Fabout 180 (16%)£3,537
Band Gabout 130 (11%)£4,081
Band Hwithheld£4,897

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 17% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 23% 2010 to 2019
  9. 23% 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 9FF is in (ONS area E01023655), 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 9FF?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of SG8 9FF is Royston Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Royston Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Ashwell & Morden Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive

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

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Hampshire Road, 232 m away.

More stations near SG8 9FF, 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 9FF?

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

1 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

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

  • A charging point Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 800 mWalk
  • Instavolt Charging point · No details mapped 1.0 kmWalk

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 9FF?

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

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 9FF?

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

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

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

The centre of SG8 9FF 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 9FF?

Police.uk records 79 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SG8 9FF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour21 reports
Violence and sexual offences17 reports
Shoplifting16 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Burglary6 reports
Other theft5 reports

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

Ward
Royston Heath
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
July 2013

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

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

SG8 9FD50 mSG8 9FE70 mSG8 9FL80 mSG8 9FJ80 mSG8 9FB140 mSG8 9DQ150 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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