CB1 5NS

Balsham · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Balsham
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB1
Postcode sector
CB1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB21 5NS 159 m
CB21 5NT 227 m
CB21 5NU 321 m
CB21 5NZ 424 m
CB21 5NX 525 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB1 5NS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB1
Postcode sector
CB1 5
Latitude
52.142394
Longitude
0.378341
British National Grid easting
562,844
British National Grid northing
252,010

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Balsham · E05011282
Parish or community
E04001849
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00091906
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 016A · E01018218
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 016 · E02003790

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Burrough Green CofE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.7 km
  2. Meadow Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

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.

Nearby transport

  • Matthews Lane

    BCT · Great Bradley

    2.5 miles
  • Evergreen Lane

    BCT · Great Bradley

    2.5 miles
  • Evergreen Lane

    BCT · Great Bradley

    2.5 miles
  • Old Post Office

    BCT · Great Bradley

    2.5 miles
  • Old Post Office

    BCT · Great Bradley

    2.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 016A, 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

24,673 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Burrough Green CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 3 events.

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