SG8 5GU maps, stats, and open data
SG8 5GU 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 August 2017.
SG8 5GU maps


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SG8 5GU geodata
| Easting | 535926 |
| Northing | 241945 |
| Latitude | 52.059229 |
| Longitude | -0.018759 |
Where is SG8 5GU?
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SG8 |
Politics
| Ward | Royston Palace |
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| Constituency | North East Hertfordshire |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to SG8 5GU
| Roysia Surgery (Burns Road) | Royston | 49m |
| Roysia Surgery (Burns Road) | Royston | 77m |
| Scott Close (Burns Road) | Royston | 91m |
| Ackroyd Road (Coombelands Road) | Royston | 109m |
| Shakespeare (Burns Road) | Royston | 223m |
Nearest railway stations to SG8 5GU
| Royston Station | 0.9km |
| Meldreth Station | 4km |
Broadband
Broadband access in SG8 5GU (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 | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in SG8 5GU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 75.3Mbps |
| Average download speed | 70.8Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 80.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 20.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 19.7Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SG8 5GU (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% |
Deprivation
23% of English postcodes are less deprived than
SG8 5GU:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SG8 5GU (metres)
Savills Catering at Mary Barfield House
Mary Barfield House Rochester Way
126m
Gold Sun
Fun Little Foodies Cambridge
Coombes Community Centre Burns Road
211m
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Nearest post box to SG8 5GU
| | Last Collection | |
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| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| Burns Road | 17:30 | 11:45 | 41m |
| Coombelands | 18:00 | 11:45 | 154m |
| Fieldfare Way | 18:00 | 11:45 | 274m |
SG8 5GU ITL and SG8 5GU 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 5GU:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLH | East |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLH2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLH23 | Hertfordshire CC |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| E07000099 | North Hertfordshire |
SG8 5GU 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 5GU:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | E00120161 | |
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| LSOA | E01023662 | North Hertfordshire 001C |
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| MSOA | E02004909 | North Hertfordshire 001 |
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Nearest postcodes to SG8 5GU