SG8 5BU maps, stats, and open data

SG8 5BU lies on Middle Drift in Royston. SG8 5BU is located in the Royston Heath electoral ward, within the local authority district of North Hertfordshire and the English Parliamentary constituency of North East Hertfordshire. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB - 06H and the police force is Hertfordshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

SG8 5BU maps

SG8 5BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

SG8 5BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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SG8 5BU geodata

Easting	535025
Northing	240913
Latitude	52.050166
Longitude	-0.032329

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is SG8 5BU?

Street	Middle Drift
Town/City	Royston
Country	England
Postcode District	SG8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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SG8 5BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SG8 5BU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Royston Heath
Constituency	North East Hertfordshire

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in SG8 5BU

6, MIDDLE DRIFT, ROYSTON, SG8 5BU 2016 11 MAR £700,000
10, MIDDLE DRIFT, ROYSTON, SG8 5BU 2013 16 DEC £580,000
9, MIDDLE DRIFT, ROYSTON, SG8 5BU 2013 31 JUL £570,000
6, MIDDLE DRIFT, ROYSTON, SG8 5BU 2008 19 JUN £522,500
1A, MIDDLE DRIFT, ROYSTON, SG8 5BU 2007 14 DEC £480,000
6, MIDDLE DRIFT, ROYSTON, SG8 5BU 2004 27 JUL £435,000
9, MIDDLE DRIFT, ROYSTON, SG8 5BU 2004 18 JUN £336,000
10, MIDDLE DRIFT, ROYSTON, SG8 5BU 2004 22 APR £380,000

➜ Royston house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of SG8 5BU

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	419m
December 2023	Bicycle theft	On or near Parking Area	419m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	419m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SG8 5BU

Golf Club (Baldock Road)	Royston	256m
Golf Club (Baldock Road)	Royston	268m
Fire Station (Baldock Street)	Royston	379m
South Close (Orchard Road)	Royston	424m
Royston Railway Station (Kneesworth Street)	Royston	483m

Nearest railway stations to SG8 5BU

Royston Station	0.5km
Meldreth Station	5.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SG8 5BU

Broadband access in SG8 5BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	92.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in SG8 5BU (2019 data)

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Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	75.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	7.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in SG8 5BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SG8 5BU

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Source: Ofcom
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SG8 5BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in SG8 5BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	348,194
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	26,784
Median (kWh/meter)	24,212

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	45,228
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,523
Median (kWh/meter)	4,006

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SG8 5BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in SG8 5BU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

9.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than SG8 5BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SG8 5BU (meters)

Royston Bowling Club

47 Green Drift

148m

Tannery Drift First School

Tannery Drift School Tannery Drift

188m

McCarthy & Stone - Goode Court

1 - 53 Goodes Court

334m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to SG8 5BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Baldock Road	18:00	11:45	251m
Queens Road	18:30	11:45	555m
The Cross	17:30	11:45	583m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to SG8 5BU

Facility	Distance
Tannery Drift First School Tannery Drift, Royston Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	263m
Royston Golf Club Baldock Road, Royston Golf	331m
Heath Sports Club Baldock Road, Royston Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Squash Courts, Outdoor Tennis Courts	460m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to SG8 5BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Tannery Drift School Tannery Drift, Royston, SG8 5DE	Primary	266m
St Mary Roman Catholic Primary School Melbourn Road, Royston, SG8 7DB	Primary	869m
Roman Way Academy Burns Road, Royston, SG8 5EQ	Primary	1.2km

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SG8 5BU ITL and SG8 5BU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for SG8 5BU:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLH	East
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLH2	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLH23	Hertfordshire CC
LAU 1 Code	Name
E07000099	North Hertfordshire

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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SG8 5BU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for SG8 5BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00120137
LSOA	E01023655	North Hertfordshire 002B
MSOA	E02004910	North Hertfordshire 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to SG8 5BU

SG8 5BS	Mackerel Hall	45m
SG8 5BP	Cedar Crescent	132m
SG8 5BT	Green Drift	146m
SG8 5BX	Green Drift	149m
SG8 5BY	Downlands	156m
SG8 5DH	Tannery Close	156m
SG8 5TT	Stephenson Close	172m
SG8 5DE	Tannery Drift	187m
SG8 5BH	The Copperfields	225m
SG8 5BW	Heathfield	242m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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