# CB24

Postcode district covering Cottenham, Northstowe and Willingham, in South Cambridgeshire.

CB24 is a postcode district covering Cottenham, Northstowe and Willingham, in South Cambridgeshire. Median sale price £415,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code CB24. 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 CB24 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £415,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CB24 was £415,000 in 2025. Joint 544th 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/cb24#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 36,801** (2021). CB24 had 36,801 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 564th 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/cb24#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 14%** (2022). About 14% of people in CB24 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/cb24#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.4%** (January 2026). In CB24, 88.4% 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/cb24#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=CB24) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 14% of people in CB24 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=CB24) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 624 homes were sold in CB24 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=CB24) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for CB24.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=CB24) (Census 2021, England and Wales): CB24 had 36,801 usual residents at the census.

## How CB24 compares

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

| Measure | CB24 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £415,000 | 7th cheapest | 16 postcode districts, CB · 2025 |
| Population | 36,801 | 4th most populated | 16 postcode districts, CB · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 14% | 3rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 16 postcode districts, CB · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 88.4% | 8th lowest | 16 postcode districts, CB · Jan 2026 |

## Is CB24 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CB24 at a rate of 70.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.3 per 1,000 people across the CB postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 284 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CB24.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (859), anti-social behaviour (634) and other crime (543).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CB24 was 55.9 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 CB24, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CB24 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in CB24

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Cambridgeshire 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018304) | 2,093 | 69.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 84.0% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018305) | 1,293 | 28.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.0% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018306) | 1,603 | 54.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.1% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018307) | 2,250 | 43.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.8% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018233) | 1,525 | 79.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 76.2% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018234) | 1,558 | 54.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 77.8% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018235) | 1,639 | 67.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.4% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018236) | 2,056 | 61.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.5% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018237) | 1,495 | 47.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 4.8% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018284) | 1,359 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 85.3% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018285) | 1,380 | 84.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.7% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01035555) | 1,683 | 122.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.7% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01035556) | 1,451 | 27.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 003G](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01035557) | 1,309 | 93.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.3% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 003H](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01035558) | 1,259 | 58.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.8% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018257) | 1,466 | 33.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.2% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018258) | 1,648 | 54.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.1% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018259) | 1,431 | 139.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.9% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018260) | 1,919 | 114.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.0% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018262) | 1,383 | 43.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 87.4% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018272) | 1,519 | 46.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018273) | 1,354 | 84.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 64.0% |
| [South Cambridgeshire 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018274) | 1,531 | 229.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.3% |

## Your MP

- [St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-neots-and-mid-cambridgeshire): Ian Sollom (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 71% of the people here.
- [Ely and East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ely-and-east-cambridgeshire): Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 29% of the people here.
- [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cambridge): Daniel Zeichner (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.
- [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-cambridgeshire): Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 0.1% 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 CB24

[Cottenham](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/cottenham), [HIston, Impington & Orchard Park](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/histon-impington-and-orchard-park), [Longstanton, Swavesey & Oakington](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/longstanton-swavesey-and-oakington), [Milton, Fen Ditton & Quy](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/milton-fen-ditton-and-quy), [Willingham & Over](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire/willingham-and-over)

## Postcode sectors in CB24

[CB24 1 (85 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb24-1), [CB24 3 (98 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb24-3), [CB24 4 (78 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb24-4), [CB24 5 (155 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb24-5), [CB24 6 (84 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb24-6), [CB24 8 (152 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb24-8), [CB24 9 (166 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb24-9)

## Council

[South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire)

## Towns in CB24

[Histon and Impington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/histon-and-impington)

## Postcode districts next to CB24

[CB3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb3), [CB4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb4), [CB5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb5), [CB6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb6), [CB23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb23), [CB25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb25), [PE27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe27), [PE28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe28)

## 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)

## CB24 in brief

CB24 is a postcode district covering Cottenham, Northstowe and Willingham, in South Cambridgeshire.
About 39,948 people lived in CB24 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £415,000 in 2025 across 624 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 70.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CB24 was £415,000 in 2025.
CB24 had 36,801 usual residents at the census.
About 14% of people in CB24 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CB24, 88.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: CB24
- Postcode area: [CB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb)
- Constituency: [St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-neots-and-mid-cambridgeshire)
- Council: [South Cambridgeshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire)
- Area: 129 km²
- People, mid-2024: 39,948*
- Neighbourhoods: 23
- Output areas: 108

* 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

[CB25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb25), [CB6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb6), [CB4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb4), [CB23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb23), [CB3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb3), [PE27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/pe27)

## Latest updates for CB24

- 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/CB24

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb24, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb24#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb24