Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
26921
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26921 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near SG8 8JA
Crime trends · near SG8 8JA
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
3
YoY +50%
ASB
1
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
3
YoY -25%
Criminal damage
2
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
11
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,253
White Brit.93.0%
Other White3.1%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Total residents: 1,252
Christian55.5%
No religion36.7%
Not answered7.0%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,737
75–8472.4%
16–196.7%
35–494.7%
20–243.8%
85 years and over3.3%
+ 3 other age groups · 9.1%
Households
Total households: 507
All members 66+17.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.0%
Any member 66+12.6%
Other11.2%
+ 7 other households · 26.4%
Administrative Information
North Hertfordshire
Local Authority
Council Area
North East Hertfordshire E14001393
Constituency
E14001393
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Ermine
Constituency code
E14001393
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Barley
International Territorial Level
North Hertfordshire
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB - 06H
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 016C E01023597
E01023597
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 016 E02007088
E02007088
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
North Hertfordshire 005C E01023597
E01023597
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
North Hertfordshire 005 E02004913
E02004913
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:43 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:43 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SG8 8JA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 26921
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01023597 and MSOA E02007088 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SG8 8JA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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