| Postcode | SG8 9HX | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Royston | 
| Nearest station | Royston (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | 
                       Studlands Rise (SE) 
Hollies Close (E) 
Clydesdale Road (NE) 
Poplar Drive (S) 
Betony Vale (NW) 
Newmarket Road (N) 
                     | 
                  
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 10 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                       2 The Shires, Royston 
                            3 The Shires, Royston 
                            8 The Shires, Royston 
                            10 The Shires, Royston 
                            12 The Shires, Royston 
                            16 The Shires, Royston 
                       | 
                  
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
                     
                        No businesses found
                     
                   | 
                
| Latitude | 52.047493 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.014947 | |
| Easting | 536225 | |
| Northing | 240648 | |
| Grid reference | TL362406 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 704686 5770526 | |
| what3words | airship.inserting.snows | |
| FixPhrase | crisply magnetic smooth universal | |
| Plus code | 9C4X2XWP+X2 | |
| Altitude | 82 metres (268 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:01 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:28 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 59.8 KMs (37.2 miles) | 
| Parish | Royston | E04004793 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Royston Meridian | E05015776 | 
| 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) | 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 10 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | 
                     Most deprivedLeast deprived 
                   | 
                |
| Average household income (2020) | 
                       Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       
                     | 
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Royston (North Hertfordshire) | E63010928 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00120152 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | North Hertfordshire 002F | E01023659 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | North Hertfordshire 002F | E01023659 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Royston South, West & East | E02004910 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Royston South, West & East | E02004910 | 
| Travel to work area | Cambridge | E30000186 | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 The Shires, Royston | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2021 | £465,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2007 | £250,000 | |
| 12 The Shires, Royston | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2021 | £390,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2004 | £199,995 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 1998 | £89,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 1995 | £67,000 | |
| 3 The Shires, Royston | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2015 | £275,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 1996 | £71,000 | |
| 2 The Shires, Royston | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2011 | £205,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2006 | £215,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2004 | £175,995 | |
| 10 The Shires, Royston | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2002 | £148,000 | 
| 8 The Shires, Royston | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 1996 | £62,000 |