CB21
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Linton and Fulbourn, in South Cambridgeshire.
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 CB21 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CB21, 64.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CB21 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CB21 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CB21 at a rate of 49.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.3 per 1,000 people across CB.
In August 2026 alone, 69 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CB21.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (302), other crime (126) and anti-social behaviour (110).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CB21 was 35.9 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 CB21, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CB21 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CB21
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Cambridgeshire 011A | 1,691 | 65.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| South Cambridgeshire 011C | 1,731 | 22.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.7% |
| South Cambridgeshire 011F | 1,037 | 55.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 1.2% |
| South Cambridgeshire 016A | 1,700 | 28.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 21.0% |
| South Cambridgeshire 016B | 1,433 | 35.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 15.6% |
| South Cambridgeshire 016C | 1,404 | 33.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 22.2% |
| South Cambridgeshire 016D | 1,478 | 66.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 81.4% |
| South Cambridgeshire 016E | 1,602 | 37.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.5% |
| South Cambridgeshire 016F | 1,686 | 74.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.2% |
| South Cambridgeshire 017C | 1,286 | 70.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 88.7% |
MPs for CB21
- Pippa HeylingsLiberal DemocratMP for South Cambridgeshire97% of CB21’s postcodes
- Mrs Kemi BadenochConservativeMP for North West Essex2.9% of CB21’s postcodes
- Daniel ZeichnerLabourMP for Cambridge0.2% of CB21’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CB211
Postcode sectors in CB213
Council1
Postcode districts next to CB216
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CB21 in brief
CB21 is a postcode district covering Linton and Fulbourn, in South Cambridgeshire.
About 16,257 people lived in CB21 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £470,000 in 2025 across 245 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 49.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CB21 was £470,000 in 2025.
CB21 had 16,042 usual residents at the census.
In CB21, 64.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In CB21, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.