CB1 1AA

Petersfield · Cambridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge
Postcode district
CB1
Postcode sector
CB1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB1 1BB 55 m
CB1 1HS 71 m
CB1 1HQ 76 m
CB1 1BH 84 m
CB1 1JF 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB1 1AA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB1
Postcode sector
CB1 1
Latitude
52.202763
Longitude
0.132121
British National Grid easting
545,800
British National Grid northing
258,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Cambridge · E07000008
Parish or community
E43000042
Westminster constituency
Cambridge · E14001149
Output area
E00090743
Lower layer super output area
Cambridge 008E · E01017991
Middle layer super output area
Cambridge 008 · E02003726

Postcode source versions

Explore CB1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
32
Secondary
8
  1. St Matthew's Primary School

    Community school

    269 m
  2. Parkside Community College

    Academy converter

    308 m
  3. Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge

    Other independent school

    467 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,671
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,927
  • Shoplifting 1,661
  • Anti social behaviour 772
  • Bicycle theft 588
  • Other theft 569

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB1 1 residents
2,975

Age bands in CB1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.6%

341 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.9%

607 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.5%

1,173 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.4%

623 residents

Age 65 and over
14.5%

466 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

19

within 5 km straight-line

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    178 m

  • LENSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    48 LENSFIELD ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1EH

    ODS code D81001

    715 m

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    717 m

  • CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY

    125 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8HB

    ODS code Y00056

    804 m

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    872 m

  • TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    56 TRUMPINGTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1RG

    ODS code D81013

    957 m

  • BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ALL SAINTS PASSAGE, OFF BRIDGE ST, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 3LS

    ODS code D81037

    1.1 km

  • RED HOUSE SURGERY

    96 CHESTERTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1ER

    ODS code D81054

    1.4 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    1.4 km

  • NEWNHAM WALK SURGERY

    WORDSWORTH GROVE, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 9HS

    ODS code D81005

    1.5 km

  • HUNTINGDON ROAD SURGERY

    1 HUNTINGDON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 0DB

    ODS code D81002

    2.0 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    2.5 km

  • ARBURY ROAD SURGERY

    114 ARBURY ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 2JG

    ODS code D81016

    2.6 km

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    DITTON LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8SP

    ODS code D81086

    2.7 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL CENTRE, 59 QUEEN EDITHS WAY, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8PJ

    ODS code D81066

    2.8 km

  • NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NUFFIELD ROAD, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1GL

    ODS code D81044

    2.9 km

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    34 FISHERS LANE, CHERRY HINTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 9HR

    ODS code D81025

    3.5 km

  • MILTON SURGERY

    87 COLES ROAD, MILTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 6BL

    ODS code D81612

    4.8 km

  • FIRS HOUSE SURGERY

    FIRS HOUSE, STATION ROAD, IMPINGTON, HISTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 9NP

    ODS code D81028

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    0.6 miles
  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    1.8 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    1.9 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.0 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    2.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cambridge 008E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,880 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

69 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Matthew's Primary School is the nearest published school at 269 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

7,671 published events cover 12 months, averaging 639.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,927 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.