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CB2 4AD

Shelford · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Shelford
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB2
Postcode sector
CB2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB22 3AD 452 m
CB22 3AB 508 m
CB22 3FB 706 m
CB22 3BF 760 m
CB22 3AA 787 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB2 4AD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB2
Postcode sector
CB2 4
Latitude
52.162803
Longitude
0.167569
British National Grid easting
548,355
British National Grid northing
253,828

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Shelford · E05011304
Parish or community
E04001794
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092269
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 012A · E01018292
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 012 · E02003786

Postcode source versions

Explore CB2

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
22
Secondary
6

  1. The Netherhall School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km

  2. Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology

    University technical college

    2.1 km

  3. Stapleford Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
43
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other crime 3
  • Other theft 2

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81066

    2.2 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    2.7 km

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81025

    2.8 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    4.0 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    4.5 km

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    4.9 km

  • LENSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    48 LENSFIELD ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1EH

    ODS code D81001

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station

    RLY · Great Shelford

    2.4 km

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    2.8 km

  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.8 km

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    2.8 km

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    4.0 km

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 012A, 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

33,095 of 33,755

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

48 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Netherhall School is the nearest published school at 2.0 km.

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

Recorded crime

43 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 22 events.

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