The UK Postcode Database

SG8 8ER

a postcode in Hertfordshire

Introduced in January 1980
SG8 8ER Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with SG8 8ER

Townsend Close - 20 properties, USRN 27917982

Gas Lane - 2 properties, USRN 27906739

High Street - 1 property, USRN 27908408

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9973 / 51°59'50"N

Longitude: 0.0147 / 0°0'52"E

UTM Reference: 31U 295065 5764944

OS Easting: 538408

OS Northing: 235119

OS Grid: TL384351

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR K8B.QJ8

Mapcode Global: VHHL6.62L6

Open Location Code: 9F32X2W7+WV

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01ax19

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 26921 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for SG8 8ER on Saturday 13 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:34
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:51
Sunrise 04:39
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:00
Sunset 21:20
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:08
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:25
Hours of daylight today04:09 to 21:50
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:50 to 04:09
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 01:42
Moon sets 19:15

For a full sun and moon calendar for SG8 8ER, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SG8 8ER

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
14 July 2023 17 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £530,000
25 August 2022 15 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £510,000
18 June 2021 7 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £520,000
27 October 2017 14 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £430,000
8 September 2017 3 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £420,000
7 June 2017 16 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £423,600
28 April 2017 18 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £570,000
29 March 2016 5 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Semi-detached Freehold £350,000
6 September 2013 7 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £307,000
21 August 2009 6 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £296,000
28 September 2007 1 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £345,000
27 September 2007 14 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £305,000
1 August 2006 11 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £299,950
14 June 2006 18 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £325,000
27 April 2005 7 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £320,000
20 June 2002 15 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £247,000
30 May 2002 2 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £250,000
11 May 2001 10 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £176,000
10 April 2000 12 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £235,000
9 November 1998 3 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £130,000
18 September 1998 4 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £155,000
3 March 1998 12 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £120,000
22 August 1997 15 Townsend Close, Barkway, Royston SG8 8ER Detached Freehold £125,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for SG8 8ER

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

North East Hertfordshire

MP

Chris Hinchliff Independent

Hertfordshire County Council
County council electoral division

Royston East & Ermine

Councillor

Ruth Brown Liberal Democrats

North Hertfordshire District Council
District council ward

Ermine

Councillor

Martin Prescott Conservative

SG8 8ER also falls within the Civil Parish of Barkway, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for SG8 8ER

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00119841 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01023597 North Hertfordshire 005C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004913 North Hertfordshire 005 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E02007088 North Hertfordshire 016 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E04004768 Barkway Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05015759 Ermine Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2024 DLUHC
E07000099 North Hertfordshire Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000015 Hertfordshire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000006 East of England Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001393 North East Hertfordshire Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000027 Hertfordshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000186 Cambridge Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33027349 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000048 Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000260 NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB - 06H Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000007 East of England NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000056 NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2024 ODS
E56000035 East of England Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2024 NHS England
E58000658 Royston East & Ermine ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E63011039 Barkway Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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