# CB23 7XR: area report for a postcode in South Cambridgeshire

CB23 7XR 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 CB23 7XR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) › [CB23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb23) › [CB23 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb23-7)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. South Cambridgeshire 010D: 57 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.0082,52.2129,CB237XR
- **Cambridge, 9.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.0082,52.2129,CB237XR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.0082,52.2129,CB237XR
- **No property in CB23 7XR 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=0.0082,52.2129,CB237XR
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, South Cambridgeshire 010D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.0082,52.2129,CB237XR
- **£439,573 average price**: For the whole of South Cambridgeshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.0082,52.2129,CB237XR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.0082,52.2129,CB237XR
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.0082,52.2129,CB237XR
- **95.6% can get gigabit broadband at CB23 7XR**: Superfast for 95.6%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.0082,52.2129,CB237XR
- **Low road and rail noise at CB23 7XR**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.0082,52.2129,CB237XR
- **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=0.0082,52.2129,CB237XR
- **8.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.0082,52.2129,CB237XR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hardwick-and-cambourne-community-primary-school-e110748) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £485,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2025 | £540,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2026 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| February 2026 | £440,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| June 2025 | £770,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| July 2025 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| March 2025 | £500,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £439,573** (July 2026). South Cambridgeshire’s average house price was £439,573 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 87th 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: 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 010D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.7** (2025). South Cambridgeshire 010D has a deprivation score of 5.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,575th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £515,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Cambridgeshire 010D was £515,000 in 2025. Joint 4,352nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,522** (2021). South Cambridgeshire 010D had 1,522 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,345th 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: 84.1%** (January 2026). In South Cambridgeshire 010D, 84.1% 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.

## CB23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £407,625** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CB23 was £407,625 in 2025. 570th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,663** (2021). CB23 had 35,663 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 617th 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 CB23 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: 89.9%** (January 2026). In CB23, 89.9% 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: 52.2129, 0.0082

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), 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=0.0082,52.2129,CB237XR

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