CB2 4QL

Whittlesford · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB2
Postcode sector
CB2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB22 4QL 4 m
CB22 4XT 72 m
CB22 4RL 115 m
CB22 4QJ 118 m
CB22 4RQ 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB2 4QL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB2
Postcode sector
CB2 4
Latitude
52.094937
Longitude
0.124216
British National Grid easting
545,611
British National Grid northing
246,193

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04001846
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00170822
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 017E · E01018302
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 017 · E02003791

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. Thriplow CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km
  2. Duxford Church of England Community Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km
  3. William Westley Church of England VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
45
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Other theft 10
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Drugs 4
  • Vehicle crime 4

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 straight-line

  • GRANTA MEDICAL PRACTICES

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

    ODS code D81043

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station

    RLY · Whittlesford

    1.9 miles
  • Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station

    RLY · Great Shelford

    3.8 miles
  • Pinkeneys

    BCT · Chrishall

    3.8 miles
  • Pinkeneys

    BCT · Chrishall

    3.8 miles
  • Engleric

    BCT · Chrishall

    3.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 017E, 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

25,168 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Thriplow CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

45 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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