CB2 4BL

Sawston · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Sawston
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB2
Postcode sector
CB2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB22 3BL 10 m
CB22 3BD 116 m
CB22 3BJ 130 m
CB22 3DH 137 m
CB22 3BZ 168 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB2 4BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB2
Postcode sector
CB2 4
Latitude
52.125487
Longitude
0.168007
British National Grid easting
548,509
British National Grid northing
249,679

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Sawston · E05014170
Parish or community
E04013140
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092216
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 015B · E01018280
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 015 · E02003789

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. The Bellbird Primary School

    Community school

    219 m
  2. Sawston Village College

    Academy converter

    311 m
  3. The Icknield Primary School

    Academy converter

    855 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
342
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 161
  • Anti social behaviour 52
  • Criminal damage and arson 33
  • Burglary 16
  • Vehicle crime 16

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

1

within 5 km

  • GRANTA MEDICAL PRACTICES

    SAWSTON MEDICAL CENTRE, LONDON ROAD, SAWSTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB22 3HU

    ODS code D81043

    1.2 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

  • Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station

    RLY · Whittlesford

    1.5 miles
  • Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station

    RLY · Great Shelford

    2.0 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    3.7 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    3.7 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    3.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 015B, 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

25,943 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Bellbird Primary School is the nearest published school at 219 m.

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

Recorded crime

342 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 161 events.

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