# CB9

Postcode district covering Haverhill, Parkway and Clements, in West Suffolk and Braintree.

CB9 is a postcode district covering Haverhill, Parkway and Clements, in West Suffolk and Braintree. Median sale price £290,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code CB9. 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 CB9 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CB9 was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 1,065th cheapest 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/cb9#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 33,019** (2021). CB9 had 33,019 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 750th 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/cb9#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in CB9 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/cb9#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.2%** (January 2026). In CB9, 92.2% 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/cb9#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=CB9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 2% of people in CB9 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=CB9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 487 homes were sold in CB9 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=CB9) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for CB9.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=CB9) (Census 2021, England and Wales): CB9 had 33,019 usual residents at the census.

## How CB9 compares

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

| Measure | CB9 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £290,000 | cheapest | 16 postcode districts, CB · 2025 |
| Population | 33,019 | 7th most populated | 16 postcode districts, CB · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 2% | joint 7th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 16 postcode districts, CB · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.2% | 4th highest | 16 postcode districts, CB · Jan 2026 |

## Is CB9 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CB9 at a rate of 64.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 75.3 per 1,000 people across the CB postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 151 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CB9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,056), other crime (443) and criminal damage and arson (215).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CB9 was 60.7 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 CB9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CB9 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in CB9

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Braintree 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021375) | 1,086 | 39.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.2% |
| [Braintree 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/neighbourhood/e01021376) | 1,415 | 35.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.0% |
| [West Suffolk 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030122) | 2,215 | 23.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.0% |
| [West Suffolk 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030151) | 2,581 | 37.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 64.6% |
| [West Suffolk 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030109) | 1,820 | 57.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.9% |
| [West Suffolk 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030110) | 2,761 | 51.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.4% |
| [West Suffolk 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030111) | 1,332 | 57.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| [West Suffolk 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030112) | 1,817 | 113.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.3% |
| [West Suffolk 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030105) | 1,784 | 88.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.1% |
| [West Suffolk 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030106) | 2,309 | 69.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 82.3% |
| [West Suffolk 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030107) | 1,592 | 31.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [West Suffolk 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030108) | 1,852 | 101.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.3% |
| [West Suffolk 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030113) | 2,111 | 134.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.2% |
| [West Suffolk 020F](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030114) | 1,504 | 99.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.0% |
| [West Suffolk 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030115) | 2,305 | 70.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.6% |
| [West Suffolk 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030116) | 2,245 | 29.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [West Suffolk 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030117) | 1,519 | 51.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [West Suffolk 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/neighbourhood/e01030118) | 1,480 | 46.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-suffolk): Nick Timothy (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 89% of the people here.
- [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/braintree): Sir James Cleverly (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 11% 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 CB9

[Haverhill East & South](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/haverhill-east-and-south), [Haverhill North](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/haverhill-north), [Haverhill West](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/haverhill-west), [Kedington, Hundon & Withersfield](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk/kedington-hundon-and-withersfield), [Steeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree/steeple-bumpstead-and-great-yeldham)

## Postcode sectors in CB9

[CB9 0 (141 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb9-0), [CB9 1 (5 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb9-1), [CB9 7 (339 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb9-7), [CB9 8 (153 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb9-8), [CB9 9 (205 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb9-9)

## Councils CB9 covers

[West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk), [Braintree](https://openindex.co.uk/braintree)

## Towns in CB9

[Haverhill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/haverhill)

## Postcode districts next to CB9

[CB8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb8), [CB10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb10), [CB21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb21), [CM7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm7), [CO9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co9), [CO10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co10)

## 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)

## CB9 in brief

CB9 is a postcode district covering Haverhill, Parkway and Clements, in West Suffolk and Braintree.
About 34,634 people lived in CB9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £290,000 in 2025 across 487 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 64.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CB9 was £290,000 in 2025.
CB9 had 33,019 usual residents at the census.
About 2% of people in CB9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CB9, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: CB9
- 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: 89.13 km²
- People, mid-2024: 34,634*
- Neighbourhoods: 18
- Output areas: 102

* 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

[CB21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb21), [CO10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co10), [CO9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/co9), [CB8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb8), [CB10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb10), [CM7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cm7)

## Latest updates for CB9

- 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/CB9

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb9, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb9#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 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cb9