# CB2 1RG: area report for a postcode in Cambridge

CB2 1RG 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 CB2 1RG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) › [CB2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb2) › [CB2 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb2-1)

## Around this postcode

- **290 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 31% on July. Cambridge 007J: 628 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1181,52.2025,CB21RG
- **Cambridge, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1181,52.2025,CB21RG
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1181,52.2025,CB21RG
- **No property in CB2 1RG 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=0.1181,52.2025,CB21RG
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Cambridge 007J. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1181,52.2025,CB21RG
- **£470,360 average price**: For the whole of Cambridge, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1181,52.2025,CB21RG
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1181,52.2025,CB21RG
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1181,52.2025,CB21RG
- **83.3% can get gigabit broadband at CB2 1RG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1181,52.2025,CB21RG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CB2 1RG**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1181,52.2025,CB21RG
- **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=0.1181,52.2025,CB21RG
- **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=0.1181,52.2025,CB21RG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [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 | – |
| [The Leys School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-leys-school-e110914) | Independent | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Heritage School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heritage-school-e135404) | Independent | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Parkside Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkside-community-college-e136636) | Secondary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 65.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [King's College School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-college-school-e110911) | Independent | 780 m (10 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 | 790 m (10 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 | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Park Street CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-street-cofe-primary-school-e110837) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £650,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE (10 m); BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE (590 m); NEWNHAM WALK SURGERY (630 m); LENSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE (630 m)
- Pharmacies: FITZWILLIAM PHARMACY (290 m); BOOTS (380 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (480 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (960 m); GFT DAVIES & CO. (990 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (470 m); GRANTA DENTAL (500 m); DENTAL SURGERY (610 m); DOVE DENTAL (610 m); ANGLIA ORTHODONTICS (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Petty Cury Express (310 m, Tesco); M&S Cambridge Sat (350 m, Marks and Spencer); M&S Cambridge (430 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Cambridge St Andrews Street Local (450 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Cambridge Christs Lane Express (460 m, Tesco)

## 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 007J (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.2** (2025). Cambridge 007J has a deprivation score of 9.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,737th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 3,264** (2021). Cambridge 007J had 3,264 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 57th 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: 82.4%** (January 2026). In Cambridge 007J, 82.4% 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: 0.5%** (August 2026). In Cambridge 007J, 0.5% 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.

## CB2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £547,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CB2 was £547,500 in 2025. Joint 206th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,115** (2021). CB2 had 25,115 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,164th 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 CB2 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: 85.8%** (January 2026). In CB2, 85.8% 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: 52.2025, 0.1181

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=0.1181,52.2025,CB21RG

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