# CB2 8HH: area report for a postcode in Cambridge

CB2 8HH 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 8HH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) › [CB2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb2) › [CB2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 18% on July. Cambridge 014D: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1248,52.1811,CB28HH
- **Cambridge South, 890 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1248,52.1811,CB28HH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1248,52.1811,CB28HH
- **6 of 24 properties in CB2 8HH at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 3 at medium risk, 2 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.1248,52.1811,CB28HH
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Cambridge 014D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1248,52.1811,CB28HH
- **£475,151 average price**: For the whole of Cambridge, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1248,52.1811,CB28HH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1248,52.1811,CB28HH
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1248,52.1811,CB28HH
- **95.7% can get gigabit broadband at CB2 8HH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1248,52.1811,CB28HH
- **Low road and rail noise at CB2 8HH**: Road 49 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1248,52.1811,CB28HH
- **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=0.1248,52.1811,CB28HH
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1248,52.1811,CB28HH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Trumpington Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trumpington-community-college-e145034) | Secondary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 56.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Long Road Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/long-road-sixth-form-college-e151132) | Sixth form and further education | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Fawcett Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fawcett-primary-school-e110766) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbey College Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-college-cambridge-e136083) | Independent | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Faith's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-faiths-school-e110913) | Independent | 850 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 | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hills Road Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hills-road-sixth-form-college-e152061) | Sixth form and further education | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Trumpington Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trumpington-park-primary-school-e144770) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £1,625,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £1,600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| May 2026 | £900,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| July 2026 | £400,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 250 m |
| July 2026 | £848,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| April 2025 | £750,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |
| February 2025 | £950,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| November 2025 | £1,770,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Cambridge South (890 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: WELFARE PHARMACY (860 m)
- Dental practices: CAMBRIDGE ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Cambridge - Hobson Square Local (840 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 014D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.1** (2025). Cambridge 014D has a deprivation score of 4.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,946th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £507,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cambridge 014D was £507,500 in 2025. Joint 4,567th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,260** (2021). Cambridge 014D had 1,260 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,665th 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: 81.0%** (January 2026). In Cambridge 014D, 81.0% 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.

## 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: 52.1811, 0.1248

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=0.1248,52.1811,CB28HH

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