# CB8 0BJ: area report for a postcode in West Suffolk

CB8 0BJ is a postcode in West Suffolk.

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 West Suffolk. Open the map at CB8 0BJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) › [CB8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb8) › [CB8 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb8-0)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 58% on July. West Suffolk 008B: 118 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.3967,52.2561,CB80BJ
- **Newmarket, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.3967,52.2561,CB80BJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.3967,52.2561,CB80BJ
- **19 of 50 properties in CB8 0BJ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 1 at medium risk, 2 at low risk, 2 at very low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.3967,52.2561,CB80BJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, West Suffolk 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.3967,52.2561,CB80BJ
- **£294,810 average price**: For the whole of West Suffolk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.3967,52.2561,CB80BJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.3967,52.2561,CB80BJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.3967,52.2561,CB80BJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CB8 0BJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.3967,52.2561,CB80BJ
- **Low road and rail noise at CB8 0BJ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.3967,52.2561,CB80BJ
- **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=0.3967,52.2561,CB80BJ
- **8.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.3967,52.2561,CB80BJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Laureate Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laureate-community-academy-e142993) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newmarket Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newmarket-academy-e140669) | Secondary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Paddocks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paddocks-primary-school-e124565) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Louis Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-louis-catholic-academy-e139448) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fairstead House](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairstead-house-e124872) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/houldsworth-valley-primary-academy-e143861) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, January 2025 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-church-of-england-primary-school-newmarket-e146086) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cambian Dunbroch School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cambian-dunbroch-school-e149442) | Special | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £278,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| June 2026 | £393,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2026 | £268,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| July 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| June 2026 | £395,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: OAKFIELD SURGERY (620 m)
- Pharmacies: PHARMACY2GO (400 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (440 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL DEPARTMENT (620 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Newmarket (460 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Newmarket Extra (560 m, Tesco); Iceland Newmarket Food Warehouse (680 m, Iceland); Aldi Exning Road Newmarket (710 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £294,810** (July 2026). West Suffolk’s average house price was £294,810 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,628** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Suffolk earned a median of £39,628 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 149th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.4×** (2025). A home in West Suffolk costs 7.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th 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: 16.2** (2025). West Suffolk has a deprivation score of 16.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 115th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## West Suffolk 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.9** (2025). West Suffolk 008B has a deprivation score of 13.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,185th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £225,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Suffolk 008B was £225,500 in 2025. Joint 9,113th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,353** (2021). West Suffolk 008B had 1,353 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,281st least 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: 96.6%** (January 2026). In West Suffolk 008B, 96.6% 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.

## CB8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CB8 was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 789th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,133** (2021). CB8 had 33,133 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 744th 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 CB8 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: 79.1%** (January 2026). In CB8, 79.1% 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: [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk)
- Centre: 52.2561, 0.3967

Council: [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-suffolk): Nick Timothy (Conservative), 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=0.3967,52.2561,CB80BJ

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