# CB22 5LJ: area report for a postcode in South Cambridgeshire

CB22 5LJ is a postcode in South Cambridgeshire.

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 South Cambridgeshire. Open the map at CB22 5LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) › [CB22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb22) › [CB22 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb22-5)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 200% on July. South Cambridgeshire 012B: 19 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1373,52.1486,CB225LJ
- **Shelford (Cambs), 190 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1373,52.1486,CB225LJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1373,52.1486,CB225LJ
- **No property in CB22 5LJ 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=0.1373,52.1486,CB225LJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, South Cambridgeshire 012B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1373,52.1486,CB225LJ
- **£441,410 average price**: For the whole of South Cambridgeshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1373,52.1486,CB225LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1373,52.1486,CB225LJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1373,52.1486,CB225LJ
- **97.8% can get gigabit broadband at CB22 5LJ**: Superfast for 97.8%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1373,52.1486,CB225LJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CB22 5LJ**: Road 64 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1373,52.1486,CB225LJ
- **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=0.1373,52.1486,CB225LJ
- **9.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1373,52.1486,CB225LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-and-little-shelford-cofe-aided-primary-school-e110831) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stapleford Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stapleford-community-primary-school-e145424) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £725,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £830,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2025 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2024 | £900,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2023 | £545,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £704,950 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Shelford (Cambs) (190 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (270 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (270 m); FORM DENTAL (750 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Great Shelford Express (290 m, Tesco); Co-op Great Shelford - High Green (430 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar - Stapleford (850 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £441,410** (August 2026). South Cambridgeshire’s average house price was £441,410 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £48,916** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Cambridgeshire earned a median of £48,916 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 20th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.0×** (2025). A home in South Cambridgeshire costs 9.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 90th 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: 9.3** (2025). South Cambridgeshire has a deprivation score of 9.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 14th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Cambridgeshire 012B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.0** (2025). South Cambridgeshire 012B has a deprivation score of 2.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 338th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £607,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Cambridgeshire 012B was £607,500 in 2025. Joint 2,563rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,579** (2021). South Cambridgeshire 012B had 1,579 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,234th 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: 98.9%** (January 2026). In South Cambridgeshire 012B, 98.9% 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.

## CB22 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £505,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CB22 was £505,000 in 2025. Joint 268th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,753** (2021). CB22 had 25,753 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,129th 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: 10%** (2022). About 10% of people in CB22 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: 85.9%** (January 2026). In CB22, 85.9% 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: [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire)
- Centre: 52.1486, 0.1373

Council: [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-cambridgeshire): Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat), 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=0.1373,52.1486,CB225LJ

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