# CB1 2AW: area report for a postcode in Cambridge

CB1 2AW 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 2AW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) › [CB1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb1) › [CB1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **104 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 11% on July. Cambridge 008E: 182 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1365,52.2006,CB12AW
- **Cambridge, 730 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1365,52.2006,CB12AW
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1365,52.2006,CB12AW
- **No property in CB1 2AW 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=0.1365,52.2006,CB12AW
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Cambridge 008E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1365,52.2006,CB12AW
- **£470,360 average price**: For the whole of Cambridge, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1365,52.2006,CB12AW
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1365,52.2006,CB12AW
- **14 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1365,52.2006,CB12AW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CB1 2AW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1365,52.2006,CB12AW
- **Low road and rail noise at CB1 2AW**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1365,52.2006,CB12AW
- **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=0.1365,52.2006,CB12AW
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1365,52.2006,CB12AW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cambridge Maths School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambridge-maths-school-e149596) | Sixth form and further education | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Matthew's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-primary-school-e110750) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sancton Wood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sancton-wood-school-e110921) | Independent | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cardiff-sixth-form-college-cambridge-e149027) | Independent | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St. Andrew's College Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-college-cambridge-e110932) | Independent | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Alban's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-albans-catholic-primary-school-e150571) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parkside Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-community-college-e136636) | Secondary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 65.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Brunswick Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brunswick-nursery-school-e110596) | Nursery | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £457,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2024 | £751,985 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2025 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2023 | £350,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £491,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2025 | £820,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2026 | £670,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Cambridge (730 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE (210 m); YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE (650 m); WOODLANDS SURGERY (820 m); LENSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE (860 m); CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY (920 m)
- Pharmacies: PETERSFIELD PHARMACY (50 m); YORK STREET PHARMACY (650 m); GFT DAVIES & CO. (650 m); MILL ROAD PHARMACY (720 m); BOOTS (740 m)
- Dental practices: NORFOLK STREET DENTAL SURGERY (460 m); CAMBRIDGE DENCARE (500 m); DENTAL SURGERY (700 m); DOVE DENTAL (700 m); NEWMARKET ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Cambrdge Mill Road Local (50 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Cambridge - Mill Road West (120 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco East Rd Express (540 m, Tesco); Tesco Hills Rd Cambridge Express (620 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Cambridge Station Rd Local (620 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £470,360** (August 2026). Cambridge’s average house price was £470,360 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 10.8×** (2025). A home in Cambridge costs 10.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 38th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 008E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.3** (2025). Cambridge 008E has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,765th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,381** (2021). Cambridge 008E had 1,381 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,392nd least 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Cambridge 008E, 99.7% 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: 2.8%** (August 2026). In Cambridge 008E, 2.8% 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: 52.2006, 0.1365

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), August 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=0.1365,52.2006,CB12AW

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