# CB1 9HW: area report for a postcode in Cambridge

CB1 9HW 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 9HW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) › [CB1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb1) › [CB1 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb1-9)

## Around this postcode

- **43 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 30% on July. Cambridge 011E: 74 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1798,52.1874,CB19HW
- **Cambridge, 3 km**: About 37 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1798,52.1874,CB19HW
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1798,52.1874,CB19HW
- **No property in CB1 9HW 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=0.1798,52.1874,CB19HW
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Cambridge 011E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1798,52.1874,CB19HW
- **£475,151 average price**: For the whole of Cambridge, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1798,52.1874,CB19HW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1798,52.1874,CB19HW
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1798,52.1874,CB19HW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CB1 9HW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1798,52.1874,CB19HW
- **Low road and rail noise at CB1 9HW**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1798,52.1874,CB19HW
- **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=0.1798,52.1874,CB19HW
- **9.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1798,52.1874,CB19HW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Colville Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colville-primary-school-e110665) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-hinton-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e110801) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bewick Bridge Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bewick-bridge-community-primary-school-e110746) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Spinney Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-spinney-primary-school-e110765) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holme Court School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holme-court-school-e108886) | Special | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Bede's Inter-Church School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-inter-church-school-e137924) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 62.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Queen Emma Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-emma-primary-school-e136241) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Netherhall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-netherhall-school-e142035) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 46.8 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2025 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2023 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2024 | £432,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2023 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £321,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2023 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE (160 m)
- Pharmacies: KUMAR PHARMACY (420 m); CHERRY HINTON PHARMACY (470 m); TESCO IN-STORE PHARMACY (570 m)
- Dental practices: CHERRY HINTON DENTAL CENTRE (470 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Cambridge Rectory Terrace (410 m, Morrisons); Tesco Cherry Hinton Express (430 m, Tesco); Tesco Cambridge Superstore (570 m, Tesco); Budgens Cherry Hinton (660 m, Budgens)

## 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 011E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.3** (2025). Cambridge 011E has a deprivation score of 13.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,575th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £469,998** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cambridge 011E was £469,998 in 2025. Joint 5,717th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,623** (2021). Cambridge 011E had 1,623 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,986th 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 011E, 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: 52.1874, 0.1798

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

## Your MP

- [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-cambridgeshire): Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat), 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=0.1798,52.1874,CB19HW

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