# CB1 1LG: area report for a postcode in Cambridge

CB1 1LG is a postcode in Cambridge.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cambridge. Open the map at CB1 1LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) › [CB1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb1) › [CB1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **257 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 41% on July. Cambridge 007H: 382 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1255,52.2072,CB11LG
- **Cambridge, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1255,52.2072,CB11LG
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1255,52.2072,CB11LG
- **No property in CB1 1LG listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.1255,52.2072,CB11LG
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Cambridge 007H. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1255,52.2072,CB11LG
- **£475,151 average price**: For the whole of Cambridge, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1255,52.2072,CB11LG
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1255,52.2072,CB11LG
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1255,52.2072,CB11LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CB1 1LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1255,52.2072,CB11LG
- **Low road and rail noise at CB1 1LG**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1255,52.2072,CB11LG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.1255,52.2072,CB11LG
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1255,52.2072,CB11LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Parkside Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-community-college-e136636) | Secondary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 65.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Park Street CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-street-cofe-primary-school-e110837) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Matthew's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-primary-school-e110750) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cardiff-sixth-form-college-cambridge-e149027) | Independent | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Brunswick Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brunswick-nursery-school-e110596) | Nursery | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Alban's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-albans-catholic-primary-school-e150571) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sancton Wood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sancton-wood-school-e110921) | Independent | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Stephen Perse Foundation](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-stephen-perse-foundation-e110924) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £260,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| August 2024 | £365,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £297,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| June 2025 | £2,700,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2023 | £530,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2026 | £995,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| June 2026 | £1,100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| September 2025 | £580,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE (460 m); TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE (730 m); PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE (850 m); RED HOUSE SURGERY (890 m); CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY (910 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (340 m); BOOTS (370 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (370 m); BOOTS (530 m); FITZWILLIAM PHARMACY (850 m)
- Dental practices: NEW SQUARE DENTAL PRACTICE (210 m); NEWMARKET ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (580 m); VICTORIA BRIDGE DENTAL PRACTICE (750 m); DENTAL SURGERY (780 m); DOVE DENTAL (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Cambridge Christs Lane Express (270 m, Tesco); Little Waitrose Fitzroy Street Cambridge (310 m, Waitrose); M&S Cambridge (340 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Sidney St (420 m, Sainsburys); M&S Cambridge Sat (430 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £475,151** (July 2026). Cambridge’s average house price was £475,151 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). No change in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,741** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cambridge earned a median of £43,741 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 69th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.9×** (2025). A home in Cambridge costs 10.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 35th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 11.5** (2025). Cambridge has a deprivation score of 11.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 40th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Cambridge 007H (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.1** (2025). Cambridge 007H has a deprivation score of 13.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,362nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,612** (2021). Cambridge 007H had 2,612 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 661st most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 80.0%** (January 2026). In Cambridge 007H, 80.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 0.6%** (August 2026). In Cambridge 007H, 0.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## CB1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £490,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CB1 was £490,000 in 2025. Joint 299th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 54,846** (2021). CB1 had 54,846 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 133rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in CB1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.8%** (January 2026). In CB1, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge)
- Centre: 52.2072, 0.1255

Council: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cambridge): Daniel Zeichner (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.1255,52.2072,CB11LG

## How to cite

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