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

CB8 0DU 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 0DU 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

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 60% on July. West Suffolk 008C: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4000,52.2540,CB80DU
- **Newmarket, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4000,52.2540,CB80DU
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4000,52.2540,CB80DU
- **6 of 13 properties in CB8 0DU at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 1 at medium risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.4000,52.2540,CB80DU
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, West Suffolk 008C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4000,52.2540,CB80DU
- **£294,810 average price**: For the whole of West Suffolk, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4000,52.2540,CB80DU
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4000,52.2540,CB80DU
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4000,52.2540,CB80DU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CB8 0DU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4000,52.2540,CB80DU
- **Low road and rail noise at CB8 0DU**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4000,52.2540,CB80DU
- **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=0.4000,52.2540,CB80DU
- **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=0.4000,52.2540,CB80DU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Newmarket Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newmarket-academy-e140669) | Secondary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Louis Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-louis-catholic-academy-e139448) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Laureate Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/laureate-community-academy-e142993) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Paddocks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paddocks-primary-school-e124565) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fairstead House](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairstead-house-e124872) | Independent | 880 m (11 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 | 1.1 km (14 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 | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £395,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £268,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| August 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| July 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: OAKFIELD SURGERY (350 m); ORCHARD HOUSE SURGERY (970 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (690 m); PHARMACY2GO (690 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL DEPARTMENT (350 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Exning Road Newmarket (470 m, Aldi); Co-op Newmarket (640 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Newmarket Extra (830 m, Tesco); Iceland Newmarket Food Warehouse (940 m, Iceland); Waitrose Newmarket (980 m, Waitrose)

## 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 008C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.6** (2025). West Suffolk 008C has a deprivation score of 12.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,816th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £252,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Suffolk 008C was £252,000 in 2025. Joint 11,796th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,751** (2021). West Suffolk 008C had 1,751 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,531st 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: 96.6%** (January 2026). In West Suffolk 008C, 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: 52.2540, 0.4000

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=0.4000,52.2540,CB80DU

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