CB1 5BL

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
CB21 5BL 3 m
CB21 5BJ 74 m
CB21 5BF 87 m
CB21 5BN 105 m
CB21 5BH 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB1 5BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB1
Postcode sector
CB1 5
Latitude
52.181275
Longitude
0.222093
British National Grid easting
552,021
British National Grid northing
255,995

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04001786
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092017
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 011C · E01018244
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 011 · E02003785

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
11
Secondary
3
  1. Fulbourn Primary School

    Community school

    135 m
  2. Landmark International School

    Other independent school

    295 m
  3. Waldorf Cambridge School

    Other independent school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
185
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 73
  • Criminal damage and arson 29
  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Drugs 15
  • Burglary 12

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

3

within 5 km

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81025

    3.1 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    4.5 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81066

    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

    2.8 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    3.7 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    3.9 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    3.9 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    3.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 011C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,491 of 33,755

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

18 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 3 secondary schools. Fulbourn Primary School is the nearest published school at 135 m.

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

Recorded crime

185 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 73 events.

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