# CB4 2LU: area report for a postcode in Cambridge

CB4 2LU 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 2LU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) › [CB4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb4) › [CB4 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb4-2)

## Around this postcode

- **64 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 31% on July. Cambridge 001A: 92 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1318,52.2306,CB42LU
- **Cambridge North, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1318,52.2306,CB42LU
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1318,52.2306,CB42LU
- **No property in CB4 2LU 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=0.1318,52.2306,CB42LU
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Cambridge 001A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1318,52.2306,CB42LU
- **£475,151 average price**: For the whole of Cambridge, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1318,52.2306,CB42LU
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1318,52.2306,CB42LU
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1318,52.2306,CB42LU
- **82.1% can get gigabit broadband at CB4 2LU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1318,52.2306,CB42LU
- **Low road and rail noise at CB4 2LU**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1318,52.2306,CB42LU
- **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=0.1318,52.2306,CB42LU
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.1318,52.2306,CB42LU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kings Hedges Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-hedges-primary-school-e110775) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's Hedges Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-hedges-nursery-school-e136931) | Nursery | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [The Grove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grove-primary-school-e110668) | Primary | 290 m (4 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 | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Cambridge Regional College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambridge-regional-college-e130610) | Sixth form and further education | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [North Cambridge Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-cambridge-academy-e139401) | Secondary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | Attainment 8 of 48.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Laurence Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-laurence-catholic-primary-school-e147384) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Arbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arbury-primary-school-e110664) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2023 | £357,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2024 | £232,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2023 | £382,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2024 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £330,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ARBURY ROAD SURGERY (590 m)
- Pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY ARBURY (710 m)
- Dental practices: CAVENDISH HOUSE DENTAL CARE (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Cambridge Campkin Rd Express (350 m, Tesco); Budgens Chesterton Cambridge (680 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 001A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.4** (2025). Cambridge 001A has a deprivation score of 22.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,836th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,319** (2021). Cambridge 001A had 2,319 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,921st 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In Cambridge 001A, 98.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 5.0%** (August 2026). In Cambridge 001A, 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 52.2306, 0.1318

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=0.1318,52.2306,CB42LU

## How to cite

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