# CB1 8AQ: area report for a postcode in Cambridge

CB1 8AQ 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 8AQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) › [CB1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb1) › [CB1 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb1-8)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 37% on July. Cambridge 010D: 79 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1479,52.1869,CB18AQ
- **Cambridge, 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1479,52.1869,CB18AQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1479,52.1869,CB18AQ
- **No property in CB1 8AQ 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=0.1479,52.1869,CB18AQ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Cambridge 010D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1479,52.1869,CB18AQ
- **£470,360 average price**: For the whole of Cambridge, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1479,52.1869,CB18AQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1479,52.1869,CB18AQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1479,52.1869,CB18AQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CB1 8AQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1479,52.1869,CB18AQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CB1 8AQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1479,52.1869,CB18AQ
- **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=0.1479,52.1869,CB18AQ
- **11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1479,52.1869,CB18AQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Morley Memorial Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morley-memorial-primary-school-e110657) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cambridge Muslim Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambridge-muslim-secondary-school-e151870) | Independent | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Ridgefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ridgefield-primary-school-e133311) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Coleridge Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coleridge-community-college-e136650) | Secondary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | Attainment 8 of 58.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Homerton Early Years Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/homerton-early-years-centre-e110594) | Nursery | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Queen Edith Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-edith-primary-school-e110763) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hills Road Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hills-road-sixth-form-college-e152061) | Sixth form and further education | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Perse School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-perse-school-e110923) | Independent | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £725,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £471,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £475,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2023 | £835,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £805,306 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £1,000,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £1,165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2024 | £680,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY (600 m); QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: NUMARK PHARMACY (360 m); POLARIS PHARMACY (790 m)
- Dental practices: THE GABLES DENTAL PRACTICE (370 m); HOMERTON STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (900 m); DEVONSHIRE HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Cambridge - Cherry Hinton Road (370 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Cambridge - Perne Road (680 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Cambridge - The Marque (810 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Cambridge Clifton Rd Express (810 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Cambridge Cherry Hinton Road Local (880 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 010D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.3** (2025). Cambridge 010D has a deprivation score of 5.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,131st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £560,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cambridge 010D was £560,000 in 2025. Joint 3,355th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,571** (2021). Cambridge 010D had 1,571 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,648th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Cambridge 010D, 99.9% 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.

## 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: 52.1869, 0.1479

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=0.1479,52.1869,CB18AQ

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