CB1 5AL

Fen Ditton & Fulbourn · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB1
Postcode sector
CB1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB1 9AL 2 m
CB1 9AJ 117 m
CB1 9AN 440 m
CB1 9BJ 544 m
CB1 9AY 630 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB1 5AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB1
Postcode sector
CB1 5
Latitude
52.196010
Longitude
0.200220
British National Grid easting
550,476
British National Grid northing
257,588

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04001845
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092236
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 011D · E01018286
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 011 · E02003785

Postcode source versions

Explore CB1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
19
Secondary
6
  1. Pilgrim Pathways School

    Pupil referral unit

    1.1 km
  2. Bewick Bridge Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km
  3. Waldorf Cambridge School

    Other independent school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
548
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 251
  • Anti social behaviour 57
  • Criminal damage and arson 50
  • Drugs 39
  • Shoplifting 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81025

    1.8 km

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    DITTON LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8SP

    ODS code D81086

    3.0 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    3.2 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    3.4 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81066

    3.9 km

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    4.1 km

  • CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY

    125 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8HB

    ODS code Y00056

    4.4 km

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    4.6 km

  • NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NUFFIELD ROAD, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1GL

    ODS code D81044

    4.6 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    1.5 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    2.6 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.7 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    3.3 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    3.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 011D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,512 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
10 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 6 secondary schools. Pilgrim Pathways School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

548 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 251 events.

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