# CB4 1LW: area report for a postcode in Cambridge

CB4 1LW is a postcode in Cambridge.

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 Cambridge. Open the map at CB4 1LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) › [CB4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb4) › [CB4 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb4-1)

## Around this postcode

- **30 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 9% on July. Cambridge 001B: 152 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1418,52.2250,CB41LW
- **Cambridge North, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1418,52.2250,CB41LW
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1418,52.2250,CB41LW
- **No property in CB4 1LW 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=0.1418,52.2250,CB41LW
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Cambridge 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1418,52.2250,CB41LW
- **£475,151 average price**: For the whole of Cambridge, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1418,52.2250,CB41LW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1418,52.2250,CB41LW
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1418,52.2250,CB41LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CB4 1LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1418,52.2250,CB41LW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at CB4 1LW**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1418,52.2250,CB41LW
- **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=0.1418,52.2250,CB41LW
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1418,52.2250,CB41LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chesterton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chesterton-primary-school-e139556) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shirley Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shirley-community-primary-school-e110663) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grove-primary-school-e110668) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [North Cambridge Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-cambridge-academy-e139401) | Secondary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | Attainment 8 of 48.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambridge-arts-and-sciences-cats-and-csvpa-e110935) | Independent | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Colleges Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colleges-nursery-school-e110597) | Nursery | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [OA - Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oa-cambridge-e142378) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | – |
| [Kings Hedges Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-hedges-primary-school-e110775) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £666,125 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £300,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2026 | £572,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £455,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2024 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| May 2025 | £474,270 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2026 | £705,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2026 | £690,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE (750 m); ARBURY ROAD SURGERY (940 m)
- Pharmacies: NUFFIELD PHARMACY (750 m); MILTON ROAD PHARMACY (760 m); ALLIED PHARMACY ARBURY (920 m)
- Dental practices: ST MARKS DENTAL SURGERY AND ORTHODONTICS (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Cambridge - Green End Road (340 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Cambridge Campkin Rd Express (650 m, Tesco); Tesco Chesterton Cambs Express (760 m, Tesco); Co-op Milton Road Cambridge (760 m, The Co-operative Group); Budgens Chesterton Cambridge (950 m, Budgens)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £475,151** (July 2026). Cambridge’s average house price was £475,151 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). No change in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,741** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cambridge earned a median of £43,741 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 69th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.9×** (2025). A home in Cambridge costs 10.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 35th 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: 11.5** (2025). Cambridge has a deprivation score of 11.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 40th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Cambridge 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.8** (2025). Cambridge 001B has a deprivation score of 11.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,873rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £462,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cambridge 001B was £462,500 in 2025. Joint 5,905th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,726** (2021). Cambridge 001B had 1,726 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,484th 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Cambridge 001B, 98.8% 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.

## CB4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £443,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CB4 was £443,000 in 2025. 456th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 43,922** (2021). CB4 had 43,922 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 337th 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 CB4 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: 95.7%** (January 2026). In CB4, 95.7% 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: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge)
- Centre: 52.2250, 0.1418

Council: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cambridge): Daniel Zeichner (Labour), 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=0.1418,52.2250,CB41LW

## How to cite

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