SG8 8BU maps, stats, and open data
SG8 8BU lies on Royston Road in Barkway, Royston. SG8 8BU is located in the Ermine 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 8BU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
SG8 8BU geodata
| Easting | 538284 |
| Northing | 236095 |
| Latitude | 52.006082 |
| Longitude | 0.013249 |
Where is SG8 8BU?
| Street | Royston Road |
| Locality | Barkway |
| Town/City | Royston |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SG8 |
SG8 8BU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SG8 8BU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 140m | 459ft |
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 | Ermine |
|---|---|
| Constituency | North East Hertfordshire |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in SG8 8BU
ST. JAMES HOUSE, ROYSTON ROAD, BARKWAY, ROYSTON, SG8 8BU 2020 18 SEP £568,500 |
PINEHURST, ROYSTON ROAD, BARKWAY, ROYSTON, SG8 8BU 2017 7 APR £500,000 |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to SG8 8BU
| Windmill Close (Royston Road) | Barkway | 72m |
| Windmill Close (Royston Road) | Barkway | 92m |
| Reading Room (Royston Road) | Barkway | 280m |
| Reading Room (High Street) | Barkway | 302m |
| Village Hall (Cambridge Road) | Barkway | 325m |
Broadband
Broadband access in SG8 8BU (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 8BU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 79.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 60.6Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 80.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 20.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 14.6Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SG8 8BU (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 8BU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SG8 8BU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 238,605 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 16 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 14,913 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 13,638 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 103,043 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 17 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 6,061 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,575 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SG8 8BU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SG8 8BU.
- 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
40.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than SG8 8BU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SG8 8BU (metres)
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Nearest post box to SG8 8BU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Royston Road | 16:00 | 10:15 | 73m |
| High Street | 16:00 | 09:45 | 543m |
| Cokenach | 16:30 | 10:15 | 967m |
SG8 8BU ITL and SG8 8BU 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 8BU:
| 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 8BU 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 8BU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00119842 | |
| LSOA | E01023598 | North Hertfordshire 005D |
| MSOA | E02004913 | North Hertfordshire 005 |
Nearest postcodes to SG8 8BU
| SG8 8BZ | Windmill Close | 81m |
| SG8 8DB | Periwinkle Close | 98m |
| SG8 8BY | Chapel Close | 126m |
| SG8 8BT | Royston Road | 150m |
| SG8 8BX | Mill Cottages | 208m |
| SG8 8BP | Cambridge Road | 209m |
| SG8 8BS | Cambridge Road | 320m |
| SG8 8DF | Bonds Crescent | 324m |
| SG8 8EE | High Street | 338m |
| SG8 8EA | High Street | 418m |
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