# CB2 9BU: area report for a postcode in Cambridge

CB2 9BU 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 9BU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) › [CB2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb2) › [CB2 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb2-9)

## Around this postcode

- **38 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 19% on July. Cambridge 015C: 138 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1079,52.1715,CB29BU
- **Cambridge South, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1079,52.1715,CB29BU
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1079,52.1715,CB29BU
- **No property in CB2 9BU 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=0.1079,52.1715,CB29BU
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Cambridge 015C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1079,52.1715,CB29BU
- **£470,360 average price**: For the whole of Cambridge, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1079,52.1715,CB29BU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1079,52.1715,CB29BU
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1079,52.1715,CB29BU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CB2 9BU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1079,52.1715,CB29BU
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CB2 9BU**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1079,52.1715,CB29BU
- **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=0.1079,52.1715,CB29BU
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1079,52.1715,CB29BU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Trumpington Meadows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trumpington-meadows-primary-school-e136802) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Trumpington Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trumpington-park-primary-school-e144770) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fawcett Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fawcett-primary-school-e110766) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Trumpington Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trumpington-community-college-e145034) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 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 | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £875,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £1,150,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2026 | £550,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £475,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2024 | £585,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £605,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £776,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2026 | £710,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: 4 BISHOPS ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (570 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Cambridge (200 m, Waitrose); Sainsburys Cambridge Trumpington Meadows Local (350 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 015C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.2** (2025). Cambridge 015C has a deprivation score of 12.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,333rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £595,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cambridge 015C was £595,000 in 2025. Joint 2,747th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,995** (2021). Cambridge 015C had 1,995 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,361st 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: 93.7%** (January 2026). In Cambridge 015C, 93.7% 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.

## 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: 52.1715, 0.1079

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=0.1079,52.1715,CB29BU

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