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CB1 8AG

Cherry Hinton · Cambridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Cherry Hinton
Local authority
Cambridge
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB1
Postcode sector
CB1 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB1 9NH 86 m
CB1 8DP 107 m
CB1 9JE 116 m
CB1 8DX 132 m
CB1 9JD 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB1 8AG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB1
Postcode sector
CB1 8
Latitude
52.183795
Longitude
0.170769
British National Grid easting
548,504
British National Grid northing
256,169

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Cambridge · E07000008
Electoral ward
Cherry Hinton · E05013053
Parish or community
E43000042
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00090613
Lower layer super output area
Cambridge 011A · E01017959
Middle layer super output area
Cambridge 011 · E02003729

Postcode source versions

Explore CB1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
26
Secondary
6

  1. Holme Court School

    Other independent special school

    464 m

  2. Colville Primary School

    Community school

    508 m

  3. Queen Emma Primary School

    Foundation school

    538 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,619
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 653
  • Anti social behaviour 209
  • Criminal damage and arson 131
  • Shoplifting 116
  • Drugs 96

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB1 8 residents
5,856

Age bands in CB1 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,008 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

596 residents

Age 25 to 44
29%

1,737 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

1,631 residents

Age 65 and over
16.9%

1,014 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81025

    620 m

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    995 m

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81066

    1.5 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    2.0 km

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    3.1 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    3.2 km

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    3.2 km

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    DITTON LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8SP

    ODS code D81086

    3.4 km

  • CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY

    125 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8HB

    ODS code Y00056

    3.5 km

  • LENSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    48 LENSFIELD ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1EH

    ODS code D81001

    3.6 km

  • TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    56 TRUMPINGTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1RG

    ODS code D81013

    4.2 km

  • BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81037

    4.4 km

  • NEWNHAM WALK SURGERY

    WORDSWORTH GROVE, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 9HS

    ODS code D81005

    4.5 km

  • RED HOUSE SURGERY

    96 CHESTERTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1ER

    ODS code D81054

    4.5 km

  • NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NUFFIELD ROAD, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1GL

    ODS code D81044

    4.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    1.6 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    1.8 miles

  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    1.8 miles

  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    1.8 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    1.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cambridge 011A, 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

31,853 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

58 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Holme Court School is the nearest published school at 464 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,619 published events cover 12 months, averaging 134.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 653 events.

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