SG8 5EA maps, stats, and open data
SG8 5EA lies on Lower Gower Road in Royston. SG8 5EA is located in the Royston Palace 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 5EA maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
SG8 5EA geodata
| Easting | 535601 |
| Northing | 241535 |
| Latitude | 52.055624 |
| Longitude | -0.023659 |
Where is SG8 5EA?
| Street | Lower Gower Road |
| Town/City | Royston |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SG8 |
SG8 5EA Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SG8 5EA as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 50m | 164ft |
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 Palace |
|---|---|
| Constituency | North East Hertfordshire |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in SG8 5EA
2025 31 JAN £450,000 |
2021 30 MAR £375,000 |
8, LOWER GOWER ROAD, ROYSTON, SG8 5EA 2020 23 OCT £400,000 |
2017 22 JUN £575,000 |
2013 7 AUG £418,000 |
2011 11 FEB £240,000 |
2007 19 OCT £340,000 |
6, LOWER GOWER ROAD, ROYSTON, SG8 5EA 2006 29 SEP £285,000 |
THE OLD BAKERY, LOWER GOWER ROAD, ROYSTON, SG8 5EA 2003 16 JUL £216,000 |
2000 14 APR £119,500 |
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 5EA
| Lower Gower Road | Royston | 35m |
| Lower Gower Road | Royston | 39m |
| Orchard Road (Old North Road) | Royston | 251m |
| Rock Road (Old North Road) | Royston | 301m |
| Shakespeare (Burns Road) | Royston | 317m |
Nearest railway stations to SG8 5EA
| Royston Station | 0.4km |
| Meldreth Station | 4.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in SG8 5EA (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 5EA (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 56.6Mbps |
| Average download speed | 77.2Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 11.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SG8 5EA (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 5EA gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SG8 5EA by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 261,461 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 13 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 20,112 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 20,356 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 64,117 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 13 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,932 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,149 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SG8 5EA, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SG8 5EA.
- 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
14.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than SG8 5EA:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SG8 5EA (metres)
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Nearest post box to SG8 5EA
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Old North Road | 17:00 | 11:45 | 253m |
| Queens Road | 18:30 | 11:45 | 338m |
| Burns Road | 17:00 | 11:45 | 374m |
SG8 5EA ITL and SG8 5EA 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 5EA:
| 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 5EA 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 5EA:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00120166 | |
| LSOA | E01023660 | North Hertfordshire 001A |
| MSOA | E02004909 | North Hertfordshire 001 |
Nearest postcodes to SG8 5EA
| SG8 5DD | Titchmarsh Close | 71m |
| SG8 5ED | Stuart Drive | 81m |
| SG8 5EB | Serby Avenue | 111m |
| SG8 5DU | Gower Road | 127m |
| SG8 5GL | Evans Close | 134m |
| SG8 5EH | Serby Avenue | 141m |
| SG8 7AX | Victoria Crescent | 177m |
| SG8 5DX | Leete Place | 196m |
| SG8 5FD | Major Haddock Close | 206m |
| SG8 5EE | Ermine Close | 210m |
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