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

CB4 1XW 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 1XW 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

- **35 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 84% on July. Cambridge 004A: 61 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1352,52.2219,CB41XW
- **Cambridge North, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1352,52.2219,CB41XW
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1352,52.2219,CB41XW
- **No property in CB4 1XW 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=0.1352,52.2219,CB41XW
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Cambridge 004A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1352,52.2219,CB41XW
- **£470,360 average price**: For the whole of Cambridge, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1352,52.2219,CB41XW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1352,52.2219,CB41XW
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1352,52.2219,CB41XW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CB4 1XW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1352,52.2219,CB41XW
- **Loud road and rail noise at CB4 1XW**: Road 65 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1352,52.2219,CB41XW
- **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=0.1352,52.2219,CB41XW
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1352,52.2219,CB41XW

## 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 | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [North Cambridge Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-cambridge-academy-e139401) | Secondary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | Attainment 8 of 48.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [OA - Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oa-cambridge-e142378) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | – |
| [Milton Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/milton-road-primary-school-e133930) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grove-primary-school-e110668) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Colleges Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colleges-nursery-school-e110597) | Nursery | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Chesterton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chesterton-primary-school-e139556) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castle School, Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-school-cambridge-e134972) | Special | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £855,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| May 2026 | £440,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2026 | £223,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| February 2025 | £735,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £410,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2023 | £340,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ARBURY ROAD SURGERY (660 m); RED HOUSE SURGERY (880 m)
- Pharmacies: MILTON ROAD PHARMACY (200 m); ALLIED PHARMACY ARBURY (550 m)
- Dental practices: HURST PARK DENTAL PRACTICE (480 m); ST MARKS DENTAL SURGERY AND ORTHODONTICS (610 m); DENTAL SURGERY (690 m); CAVENDISH HOUSE DENTAL CARE (870 m); DENTAL SURGERY (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Milton Road Cambridge (200 m, The Co-operative Group); Budgens Chesterton Cambridge (600 m, Budgens); Spar - Chesterton Road (680 m, Spar); Tesco Chesterton Cambs Express (760 m, Tesco); Tesco Cambridge Campkin Rd Express (900 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £470,360** (August 2026). Cambridge’s average house price was £470,360 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 10.8×** (2025). A home in Cambridge costs 10.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 38th 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: 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 004A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.1** (2025). Cambridge 004A has a deprivation score of 6.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,068th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £387,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cambridge 004A was £387,500 in 2025. Joint 9,355th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,554** (2021). Cambridge 004A had 1,554 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,564th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Cambridge 004A, 100.0% 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: 52.2219, 0.1352

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), 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=0.1352,52.2219,CB41XW

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