| Postcode | SG8 8LJ | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Royston | 
| Nearest station | Royston (5 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Richmond's Garage (SW) 
St Margaret of Antioch Church (NE) 
St Margaret of Antioch Church (SW) 
                     | 
                  
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 7 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       Wellside Cottage, Smiths End Lane, Barley 
                       | 
                  
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
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| Latitude | 52.02348 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.035865 | |
| Easting | 539784 | |
| Northing | 238074 | |
| Grid reference | TL397380 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 296638 5767797 | |
| what3words | speeds.incorrect.realm | |
| FixPhrase | crisply magnetism shifter unlaced | |
| Plus code | 9F4222FP+98 | |
| Altitude | 112 metres (366 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:01 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:28 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 55.4 KMs (34.4 miles) | 
| Parish | Barley | E04004769 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Ermine | E05015759 | 
| Local Authority District | North Hertfordshire | E07000099 | 
| County Electoral Division | Royston East & Ermine | E58000658 | 
| Local Authority | Hertfordshire | E10000015 | 
| County | Hertfordshire | E10000015 | 
| Constituency (2024) | North East Hertfordshire | E14001393 | 
| MP | Chris Hinchliff | Labour | 
| Police force | Hertfordshire | |
| Water company | Affinity Water | |
| Sewage company | Anglian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | North and East Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East of England | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 1 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
                   | 
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| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural village | |
| Built up area (2024) | Barley | E63010967 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00119844 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1C2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | North Hertfordshire 016C | E01023597 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | North Hertfordshire 005C | E01023597 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Ashwell, Weston & Barley | E02007088 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Great Ashby, Ashwell & Barley | E02004913 | 
| Travel to work area | Cambridge | E30000186 | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellside Cottage, Smiths End Lane, Barley | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2023 | £890,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 2000 | £308,000 |