SG8 postcode area

The SG8 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Central Bedfordshire, North Hertfordshire, South Cambridgeshire, Uttlesford. Area Scores range from 59 to 95 across them.

In summary

Within the SG8 district, Royston South, West & East is the strongest performer at 96 out of 100 (#286 of 6,856 nationally); Bassingbourn & the Mordens is the weakest at 60. 9 of the 11 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £350,000 in Royston North & Central to £622,500 in Newport, Littlebury & Clavering — a 1.8× gap within the SG8 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Central Bedfordshire, North Hertfordshire, South Cambridgeshire and Uttlesford — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Royston South, West & EastNorth Hertfordshire 28696 £395,000
Hardwick & HighfieldsSouth Cambridgeshire 49293 £486,250
Little Shelford , Foxton & HaslingfieldSouth Cambridgeshire 64291 £570,000
Duxford, Whittlesford & the AbingtonsSouth Cambridgeshire 96586 £497,500
Newport, Littlebury & ClaveringUttlesford 1,40380 £622,500
Meldreth, Melbourn & Great ChishillSouth Cambridgeshire 1,41779 £445,000
Royston North & CentralNorth Hertfordshire 1,84273 £350,000
Barrington, Orwell & GamlingaySouth Cambridgeshire 2,08270 £443,750
Ashwell, Weston & BarleyNorth Hertfordshire 2,17168 £525,000
PottonCentral Bedfordshire 2,49364 £380,000
Bassingbourn & the MordensSouth Cambridgeshire 2,76160 £480,000

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SG8.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.