# CB2

Postcode district covering Cambridge, Trumpington and Newtown, in Cambridge.

CB2 is a postcode district covering Cambridge, Trumpington and Newtown, in Cambridge. Median sale price £547,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 176.8 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code CB2. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [CB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CB2 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb2#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb2#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb2#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb2#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=CB2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in CB2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=CB2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 234 homes were sold in CB2 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=CB2) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for CB2.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=CB2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): CB2 had 25,115 usual residents at the census.

## How CB2 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | CB2 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £547,500 | 2nd most expensive | 16 postcode districts, CB · 2025 |
| Population | 25,115 | 7th least populated | 16 postcode districts, CB · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 16 postcode districts, CB · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 85.8% | 6th lowest | 16 postcode districts, CB · Jan 2026 |

## Is CB2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CB2 at a rate of 176.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.3 per 1,000 people across the CB postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 583 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CB2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,267), other crime (1,047) and shoplifting (820).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CB2 was 178.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in CB2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CB2 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in CB2

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cambridge 007H](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge/neighbourhood/e01035515) | 2,612 | 382.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 80.0% |
| [Cambridge 007J](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge/neighbourhood/e01035517) | 3,264 | 627.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 82.4% |
| [Cambridge 013G](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge/neighbourhood/e01035521) | 1,778 | 31.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 25.5% |
| [Cambridge 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge/neighbourhood/e01018005) | 1,819 | 113.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.6% |
| [Cambridge 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge/neighbourhood/e01035523) | 1,170 | 62.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.0% |
| [Cambridge 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge/neighbourhood/e01032794) | 1,260 | 44.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 81.0% |
| [Cambridge 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge/neighbourhood/e01035524) | 1,521 | 76.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.0% |
| [Cambridge 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge/neighbourhood/e01035525) | 1,572 | 66.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.2% |
| [Cambridge 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge/neighbourhood/e01035526) | 1,995 | 138.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.7% |
| [Cambridge 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge/neighbourhood/e01035527) | 1,493 | 41.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Cambridge 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge/neighbourhood/e01035528) | 1,523 | 81.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.5% |
| [Cambridge 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge/neighbourhood/e01035529) | 1,618 | 35.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.8% |
| [Cambridge 015G](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge/neighbourhood/e01035530) | 1,411 | 87.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.7% |

## Your MP

- [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cambridge): Daniel Zeichner (Labour), MP since July 2024. 82% of the people here.
- [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-cambridgeshire): Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 18% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in CB2

[Central & West Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge/central-and-west-cambridge), [Newtown](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge/newtown), [Trumpington](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge/trumpington)

## Postcode sectors in CB2

[CB2 0 (62 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb2-0), [CB2 1 (136 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb2-1), [CB2 3 (65 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb2-3), [CB2 7 (17 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb2-7), [CB2 8 (105 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb2-8), [CB2 9 (203 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb2-9)

## Council

[Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge)

## Towns in CB2

[Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge)

## Postcode districts next to CB2

[CB1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb1), [CB3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb3), [CB5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb5), [CB22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb22), [CB23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb23)

## Nearest rail stations

[Cambridge South (900 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.1315,52.1742), [Cambridge (2.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.1375,52.1941), [Shelford (Cambs) (3.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.1400,52.1488), [Cambridge North (5.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.1585,52.2245)

## More in the CB postcode area

[All CB postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## CB2 in brief

CB2 is a postcode district covering Cambridge, Trumpington and Newtown, in Cambridge.
About 26,342 people lived in CB2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £547,500 in 2025 across 234 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 176.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CB2 was £547,500 in 2025.
CB2 had 25,115 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in CB2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CB2, 85.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: CB2
- Postcode area: [CB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb)
- Constituency: [Cambridge †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cambridge)
- Council: [Cambridge †](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge)
- Area: 15.58 km²
- People, mid-2024: 26,342*
- Neighbourhoods: 13
- Output areas: 72

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[CB22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb22), [CB1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb1), [CB3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb3), [CB23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb23), [CB5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb5)

## Latest updates for CB2

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/CB2

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb2, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb2#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb2