# CB8

Postcode district covering Newmarket, in West Suffolk and East Cambridgeshire.

CB8 is a postcode district covering Newmarket, in West Suffolk and East Cambridgeshire. Median sale price £350,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code CB8. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [CB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CB8 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb8#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb8#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb8#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb8#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=CB8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in CB8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=CB8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 576 homes were sold in CB8 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=CB8) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for CB8.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=CB8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): CB8 had 33,133 usual residents at the census.

## How CB8 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | CB8 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £350,000 | 4th cheapest | 16 postcode districts, CB · 2025 |
| Population | 33,133 | 6th most populated | 16 postcode districts, CB · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 16 postcode districts, CB · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 79.1% | 4th lowest | 16 postcode districts, CB · Jan 2026 |

## Is CB8 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CB8 at a rate of 66.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.3 per 1,000 people across the CB postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 207 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CB8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (997), other crime (474) and criminal damage and arson (203).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CB8 was 65.5 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in CB8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CB8 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in CB8

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [East Cambridgeshire 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018017) | 1,324 | 31.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 28.9% |
| [East Cambridgeshire 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018019) | 1,082 | 12.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.4% |
| [East Cambridgeshire 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01018023) | 2,134 | 48.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 49.0% |
| [East Cambridgeshire 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire/neighbourhood/e01032611) | 1,657 | 20.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 59.8% |
| [West Suffolk 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01029957) | 2,252 | 34.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 73.9% |
| [West Suffolk 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01029937) | 2,318 | 79.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 77.2% |
| [West Suffolk 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01029953) | 1,353 | 117.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.6% |
| [West Suffolk 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01029955) | 1,751 | 45.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.6% |
| [West Suffolk 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01029956) | 1,448 | 58.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.1% |
| [West Suffolk 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01034568) | 1,204 | 176.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 67.6% |
| [West Suffolk 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01034569) | 1,259 | 78.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 81.1% |
| [West Suffolk 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01029925) | 1,854 | 148.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 82.7% |
| [West Suffolk 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01029949) | 1,539 | 73.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.8% |
| [West Suffolk 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01029950) | 1,766 | 92.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 89.9% |
| [West Suffolk 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01029951) | 1,342 | 33.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 91.4% |
| [West Suffolk 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01029952) | 1,220 | 64.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.1% |
| [West Suffolk 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01032612) | 2,032 | 36.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.8% |
| [West Suffolk 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030150) | 2,289 | 22.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 62.7% |

## Your MP

- [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-suffolk): Nick Timothy (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 72% of the people here.
- [Ely and East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ely-and-east-cambridgeshire): Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 26% of the people here.
- [South Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-cambridgeshire): Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 2.0% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in CB8

[Dullingham & Cheveley](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire/dullingham-and-cheveley), [North Newmarket, Studlands & Exning](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/north-newmarket-studlands-and-exning), [South Newmarket & Racecourse](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/south-newmarket-and-racecourse)

## Postcode sectors in CB8

[CB8 0 (254 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb8-0), [CB8 1 (13 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb8-1), [CB8 7 (260 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb8-7), [CB8 8 (304 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb8-8), [CB8 9 (243 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb8-9)

## Councils CB8 covers

[West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk), [East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/east-cambridgeshire)

## Towns in CB8

[Newmarket](https://openindex.co.uk/town/newmarket)

## Postcode districts next to CB8

[CB7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb7), [CB9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb9), [CB21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb21), [CB25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb25), [CO10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co10), [IP28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip28), [IP29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip29)

## Nearest rail stations

[Newmarket (4.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.4062,52.2379), [Dullingham (5.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=0.3667,52.2017)

## More in the CB postcode area

[All CB postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## CB8 in brief

CB8 is a postcode district covering Newmarket, in West Suffolk and East Cambridgeshire.
About 35,006 people lived in CB8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £350,000 in 2025 across 576 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 66.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CB8 was £350,000 in 2025.
CB8 had 33,133 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in CB8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CB8, 79.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: CB8
- Postcode area: [CB](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb)
- Constituency: [West Suffolk †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-suffolk)
- Council: [West Suffolk †](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk)
- Area: 260 km²
- People, mid-2024: 35,006*
- Neighbourhoods: 18
- Output areas: 110

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[CB25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb25), [CB7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb7), [IP29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip29), [CO10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co10), [CB21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb21), [IP28](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ip28)

## Latest updates for CB8

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/CB8

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb8, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb8#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb8