SG8 5QU maps, stats, and open data
SG8 5QU lies on Meadowcroft Way in Orwell, Royston. SG8 5QU is located in the Barrington electoral ward, within the local authority district of South Cambridgeshire and the English Parliamentary constituency of South Cambridgeshire. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB - 06H and the police force is Cambridgeshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
SG8 5QU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
SG8 5QU geodata
| Easting | 536188 |
| Northing | 249893 |
| Latitude | 52.130568 |
| Longitude | -0.011796 |
Where is SG8 5QU?
| Street | Meadowcroft Way |
| Locality | Orwell |
| Town/City | Royston |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SG8 |
SG8 5QU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SG8 5QU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30m | 98ft |
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 | Barrington |
|---|---|
| Constituency | South Cambridgeshire |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in SG8 5QU
2021 25 MAR £430,000 |
2016 10 MAR £360,000 |
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 5QU
| Chequers Close (Town Green Road) | Orwell | 312m |
| Chequers Close (Town Green Road) | Orwell | 320m |
| Lordship Close (Town Green Road) | Orwell | 529m |
| Lordship Close (Town Green Road) | Orwell | 539m |
| High Street | Orwell | 651m |
Nearest railway stations to SG8 5QU
| Shepreth Station | 3.5km |
| Meldreth Station | 4.7km |
| Foxton Station | 4.8km |
Broadband
Broadband access in SG8 5QU (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 5QU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 33.1Mbps |
| Average download speed | 29.0Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 49.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 6.1Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 5.3Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 8.38Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SG8 5QU (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 5QU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SG8 5QU by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 528,542 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 64 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 8,258 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 7,332 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SG8 5QU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SG8 5QU.
- 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
16.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than SG8 5QU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SG8 5QU (metres)
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Nearest post box to SG8 5QU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Meadowcroft Way | 16:15 | 10:00 | 52m |
| Orwell | 16:30 | 10:15 | 321m |
| Hillside | 16:00 | 10:00 | 664m |
SG8 5QU ITL and SG8 5QU 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 5QU:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLH | East |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLH1 | East Anglia |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLH12 | Cambridgeshire CC |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000012 | South Cambridgeshire |
SG8 5QU 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 5QU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00092178 | |
| LSOA | E01018275 | South Cambridgeshire 013D |
| MSOA | E02003787 | South Cambridgeshire 013 |
Nearest postcodes to SG8 5QU
| SG8 5QA | Greenford Close | 162m |
| SG8 5QT | Lotfield Street | 214m |
| SG8 5QJ | Town Green Road | 238m |
| SG8 5RH | The Grove | 282m |
| SG8 5TQ | Brookside | 320m |
| SG8 5QW | Cross Lane Close | 336m |
| SG8 5QL | Town Green Road | 377m |
| SG8 5UN | Chequers Close | 396m |
| SG8 5QH | Leaden Hill | 423m |
| SG8 5QG | Hurdleditch Road | 427m |
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