SG8 5BY maps, stats, and open data
SG8 5BY lies on Downlands in Royston. SG8 5BY 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 5BY maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
SG8 5BY geodata
| Easting | 535085 |
| Northing | 240769 |
| Latitude | 52.048867 |
| Longitude | -0.031483 |
Where is SG8 5BY?
| Street | Downlands |
| Town/City | Royston |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SG8 |
SG8 5BY Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SG8 5BY 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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Politics
| Ward | Royston Heath |
|---|---|
| Constituency | North East Hertfordshire |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in SG8 5BY
2025 3 OCT £810,000 |
2024 14 NOV £850,000 |
2020 23 NOV £730,000 |
2018 3 OCT £675,000 |
2017 28 JUN £695,000 |
82, DOWNLANDS, ROYSTON, SG8 5BY 2017 19 APR £662,500 |
2014 12 MAY £565,000 |
2011 31 OCT £480,000 |
2010 4 NOV £470,000 |
7, DOWNLANDS, ROYSTON, SG8 5BY 2009 2 OCT £425,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to SG8 5BY
| Golf Club (Baldock Road) | Royston | 113m |
| Golf Club (Baldock Road) | Royston | 116m |
| Fire Station (Baldock Street) | Royston | 263m |
| Morrisons (Baldock Street) | Royston | 440m |
| The Green (Kneesworth Street) | Royston | 453m |
Nearest railway stations to SG8 5BY
| Royston Station | 0.6km |
| Meldreth Station | 5.4km |
Broadband
Broadband access in SG8 5BY (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 | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in SG8 5BY (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 47.1Mbps |
| Average download speed | 61.7Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 5.4Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 6.0Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SG8 5BY (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% |
SG8 5BY gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SG8 5BY by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 627,077 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 27 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 23,225 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 20,492 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 106,725 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 22 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,851 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,044 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SG8 5BY, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SG8 5BY.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
9.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than SG8 5BY:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SG8 5BY (metres)
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Nearest post box to SG8 5BY
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Baldock Road | 18:00 | 11:45 | 107m |
| Coronation Avenue | 18:00 | 11:45 | 439m |
| The Cross | 17:30 | 11:45 | 495m |
SG8 5BY ITL and SG8 5BY 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 5BY:
| 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 |
SG8 5BY 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 5BY:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00120137 | |
| LSOA | E01023655 | North Hertfordshire 002B |
| MSOA | E02004910 | North Hertfordshire 002 |
Nearest postcodes to SG8 5BY
| SG8 5BH | The Copperfields | 99m |
| SG8 5DH | Tannery Close | 104m |
| SG8 5BS | Mackerel Hall | 141m |
| SG8 5BU | Middle Drift | 156m |
| SG8 5BP | Cedar Crescent | 166m |
| SG8 5BE | West Court | 173m |
| SG8 5DE | Tannery Drift | 192m |
| SG8 5FF | Goodes Court | 192m |
| SG8 5BG | Baldock Road | 226m |
| SG8 5BJ | Baldock Road | 233m |
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