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

CB4 1QW 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 1QW 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

- **58 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 152% on July. Cambridge 003G: 151 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1401,52.2187,CB41QW
- **Cambridge North, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1401,52.2187,CB41QW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1401,52.2187,CB41QW
- **No property in CB4 1QW 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=0.1401,52.2187,CB41QW
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Cambridge 003G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1401,52.2187,CB41QW
- **£475,151 average price**: For the whole of Cambridge, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1401,52.2187,CB41QW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1401,52.2187,CB41QW
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1401,52.2187,CB41QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CB4 1QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1401,52.2187,CB41QW
- **Low road and rail noise at CB4 1QW**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1401,52.2187,CB41QW
- **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=0.1401,52.2187,CB41QW
- **10.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1401,52.2187,CB41QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambridge-arts-and-sciences-cats-and-csvpa-e110935) | Independent | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Chesterton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chesterton-primary-school-e139556) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [OA - Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oa-cambridge-e142378) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | – |
| [Milton Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milton-road-primary-school-e133930) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shirley Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shirley-community-primary-school-e110663) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [North Cambridge Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-cambridge-academy-e139401) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | Attainment 8 of 48.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Castle School, Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-school-cambridge-e134972) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [The Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grove-primary-school-e110668) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2023 | £430,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £540,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| September 2023 | £460,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £540,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2024 | £675,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: RED HOUSE SURGERY (860 m)
- Pharmacies: MILTON ROAD PHARMACY (500 m)
- Dental practices: ST MARKS DENTAL SURGERY AND ORTHODONTICS (150 m); DENTAL SURGERY (560 m); HURST PARK DENTAL PRACTICE (780 m); CHEDDARS LANE DENTAL SURGERY (810 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Chesterton Cambs Express (320 m, Tesco); Co-op Milton Road Cambridge (500 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar - Chesterton Road (600 m, Spar); Tesco Cambridge Superstore (850 m, Tesco); Aldi Newmarket Road (910 m, Aldi)

## 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 003G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.3** (2025). Cambridge 003G has a deprivation score of 13.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,575th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £455,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cambridge 003G was £455,000 in 2025. Joint 6,149th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,341** (2021). Cambridge 003G had 1,341 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,854th least 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: 96.3%** (January 2026). In Cambridge 003G, 96.3% 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: 52.2187, 0.1401

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=0.1401,52.2187,CB41QW

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