# CB5 8SX: area report for a postcode in South Cambridgeshire

CB5 8SX is a postcode in South Cambridgeshire.

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 South Cambridgeshire. Open the map at CB5 8SX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) › [CB5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb5) › [CB5 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb5-8)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. South Cambridgeshire 007D: 151 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1693,52.2260,CB58SX
- **Cambridge North, 760 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1693,52.2260,CB58SX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1693,52.2260,CB58SX
- **9 of 63 properties in CB5 8SX at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 1 at medium risk, 2 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.1693,52.2260,CB58SX
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, South Cambridgeshire 007D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1693,52.2260,CB58SX
- **£439,573 average price**: For the whole of South Cambridgeshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1693,52.2260,CB58SX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1693,52.2260,CB58SX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1693,52.2260,CB58SX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CB5 8SX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1693,52.2260,CB58SX
- **Low road and rail noise at CB5 8SX**: Road 52 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1693,52.2260,CB58SX
- **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=0.1693,52.2260,CB58SX
- **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=0.1693,52.2260,CB58SX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fen Ditton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fen-ditton-primary-school-e145423) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shirley Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shirley-community-primary-school-e110663) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Marleigh Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marleigh-primary-academy-e149098) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chesterton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chesterton-primary-school-e139556) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Galfrid School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-galfrid-school-e146515) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2024 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2024 | £159,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 360 m |
| March 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 400 m |
| June 2025 | £603,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 540 m |
| June 2025 | £225,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 570 m |
| June 2023 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 590 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Cambridge North (760 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Cambridge Square (830 m, East of England Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £439,573** (July 2026). South Cambridgeshire’s average house price was £439,573 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £48,916** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Cambridgeshire earned a median of £48,916 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 20th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.0×** (2025). A home in South Cambridgeshire costs 9.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 87th 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: 9.3** (2025). South Cambridgeshire has a deprivation score of 9.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 14th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Cambridgeshire 007D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.0** (2025). South Cambridgeshire 007D has a deprivation score of 11.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,919th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £500,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Cambridgeshire 007D was £500,000 in 2025. Joint 4,699th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,689** (2021). South Cambridgeshire 007D had 1,689 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,995th 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: 87.0%** (January 2026). In South Cambridgeshire 007D, 87.0% 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.

## CB5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £434,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CB5 was £434,000 in 2025. 486th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,923** (2021). CB5 had 12,923 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 898th least 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: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in CB5 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In CB5, 99.1% 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: [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire)
- Centre: 52.2260, 0.1693

Council: [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-cambridgeshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-cambridgeshire): Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat), 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=0.1693,52.2260,CB58SX

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