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CB5 8QF

Postcode

A postcode in Cambridge 006C, Abbey ward, Cambridge.

This report describes the area around CB5 8QF, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around CB5 8QF

Schools near CB5 8QF

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
The Galfrid School
Primary. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
830 m
10 minutes on foot
Good (overall), October 2023
The Fields Nursery School
Nursery
900 m
11 minutes on foot
Good (overall), April 2024
Chesterton Primary School
Primary. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, March 2025
Shirley Community Primary School
Primary. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Good (overall), March 2024
Fen Ditton Primary School
Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.4 km
17 minutes on foot
School remains Good, April 2022
Cambridge Arts and Sciences (CATS and CSVPA)
Independent
1.5 km
19 minutes on foot
Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Marleigh Primary Academy
Primary. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.6 km
20 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
Brunswick Nursery School
Nursery
1.7 km
21 minutes on foot
Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near CB5 8QF

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £260,000Durrant Close, CB5 8JSFebruary 2025, semi-detached, established, leasehold40 m
  • £330,000Century Close, CB5 8ELDecember 2023, semi-detached, established, freehold60 m
  • £515,000Ditton Fields, CB5 8QQFebruary 2025, terraced, established, freehold70 m
  • £375,000Ditton Fields, CB5 8QLJuly 2025, terraced, established, freehold110 m
  • £525,000Ditton Walk, CB5 8QEJuly 2026, terraced, established, freehold110 m
  • £325,000Ferndale Rise, CB5 8ETJune 2023, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold130 m
  • £570,000Abbey Gardens, CB5 8EHJanuary 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold180 m
  • £400,000Ditton Walk, CB5 8QDSeptember 2023, terraced, established, freehold190 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of CB5 8QF

In a straight line

Stations

  • Cambridge North12 minutes on foot980 m

GP practices

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE650 m

Pharmacies

  • DITTON PHARMACY720 m

Dental practices

  • CHEDDARS LANE DENTAL SURGERY960 m

Supermarkets

  • Spar - Barnwell RoadSpar540 m
  • Aldi Newmarket RoadAldi870 m
  • Tesco Chesterton Cambs ExpressTesco950 m

The neighbourhood: Cambridge 006C

Everything about Cambridge 006C
Deprivation score
13.5
Joint 12,788th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£347,250
11,950th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,742
Joint 11,854th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: CB5

Everything about CB5
Median sale price
£434,000
486th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
12,923
898th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
2%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.