# CB5 8UQ: area report for a postcode in Cambridge

CB5 8UQ 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 CB5 8UQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge) › [CB5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb5) › [CB5 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb5-8)

## Around this postcode

- **46 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 48% on July. Cambridge 006F: 182 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.1729,52.2137,CB58UQ
- **Cambridge North, 1.6 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.1729,52.2137,CB58UQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.1729,52.2137,CB58UQ
- **No property in CB5 8UQ 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=0.1729,52.2137,CB58UQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Cambridge 006F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.1729,52.2137,CB58UQ
- **£475,151 average price**: For the whole of Cambridge, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.1729,52.2137,CB58UQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.1729,52.2137,CB58UQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.1729,52.2137,CB58UQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CB5 8UQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.1729,52.2137,CB58UQ
- **Low road and rail noise at CB5 8UQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.1729,52.2137,CB58UQ
- **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=0.1729,52.2137,CB58UQ
- **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=0.1729,52.2137,CB58UQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Marleigh Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marleigh-primary-academy-e149098) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Galfrid School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-galfrid-school-e146515) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fen Ditton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fen-ditton-primary-school-e145423) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Fields Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-fields-nursery-school-e110593) | Nursery | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [Teversham CofE VA Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/teversham-cofe-va-primary-school-e110834) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2022 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-cofe-aided-primary-school-e110840) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 26% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shirley Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shirley-community-primary-school-e110663) | Primary | 2 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chesterton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chesterton-primary-school-e139556) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £247,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £510,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| August 2026 | £466,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £245,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2023 | £351,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2023 | £399,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2025 | £255,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE (390 m)
- Pharmacies: DITTON PHARMACY (400 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Cambridge - Marleigh Street (500 m, The Co-operative Group); M&S Teversham BP (620 m, Marks and Spencer); Spar - Barnwell Road (670 m, Spar)

## 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 006F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 40.0** (2025). Cambridge 006F has a deprivation score of 40.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,553rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cambridge 006F was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 11,965th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,682** (2021). Cambridge 006F had 1,682 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,281st 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 006F, 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.

## 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: [Cambridge](https://openindex.co.uk/cambridge)
- Centre: 52.2137, 0.1729

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=0.1729,52.2137,CB58UQ

## How to cite

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