CheckNear.me

CB1 2BW

Petersfield · Cambridge · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Petersfield
Local authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge
Postcode district
CB1
Postcode sector
CB1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB1 2EL 41 m
CB1 1BB 83 m
CB1 2AQ 103 m
CB1 2AB 124 m
CB1 1NA 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB1 2BW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB1
Postcode sector
CB1 2
Latitude
52.201865
Longitude
0.132078
British National Grid easting
545,800
British National Grid northing
258,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Cambridge · E07000008
Electoral ward
Petersfield · E05013059
Parish or community
E43000042
Westminster constituency
Cambridge · E14001149
Output area
E00090745
Lower layer super output area
Cambridge 008B · E01017988
Middle layer super output area
Cambridge 008 · E02003726

Postcode source versions

Explore CB1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
69
Primary
32
Secondary
8

  1. St Matthew's Primary School

    Community school

    357 m

  2. Parkside Community College

    Academy converter

    375 m

  3. Cardiff Sixth Form College, Cambridge

    Other independent school

    407 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
7,732
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,945
  • Shoplifting 1,695
  • Anti social behaviour 774
  • Bicycle theft 589
  • Other theft 569

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB1 2 residents
8,881

Age bands in CB1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.3%

828 residents

Age 15 to 24
28.5%

2,526 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.9%

3,190 residents

Age 45 to 64
16.2%

1,441 residents

Age 65 and over
10.1%

893 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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    124 m

  • LENSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    48 LENSFIELD ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1EH

    ODS code D81001

    649 m

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    767 m

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    777 m

  • CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY

    125 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8HB

    ODS code Y00056

    890 m

  • TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    56 TRUMPINGTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1RG

    ODS code D81013

    956 m

  • BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81037

    1.1 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    1.4 km

  • RED HOUSE SURGERY

    96 CHESTERTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1ER

    ODS code D81054

    1.5 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

    2.4 km

  • ARBURY ROAD SURGERY

    114 ARBURY ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 2JG

    ODS code D81016

    2.7 km

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    DITTON LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8SP

    ODS code D81086

    2.8 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

    3.0 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

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    0.6 miles

  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    1.8 miles

  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    1.9 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    1.9 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    1.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cambridge 008B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,662 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 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 357 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,732 published events cover 12 months, averaging 644.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,945 events.

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