CB2 4XW

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 4QS 76 m
CB22 4AN 88 m
CB22 4FZ 310 m
CB22 4QT 327 m
CB22 4NB 600 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB2 4XW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 February 2001
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB2
Postcode sector
CB2 4
Latitude
52.103448
Longitude
0.138390
British National Grid easting
546,554
British National Grid northing
247,168

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04012082
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092309
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
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Duxford Church of England Community Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.5 km
  2. William Westley Church of England VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.6 km
  3. Thriplow CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
120
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 34
  • Other theft 18
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Vehicle crime 14
  • Other crime 13

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

    2.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station

    RLY · Whittlesford

    1.2 miles
  • Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station

    RLY · Great Shelford

    3.1 miles
  • Station Turn

    BCT · Great Chesterford

    3.6 miles
  • Station Turn

    BCT · Great Chesterford

    3.6 miles
  • Great Chesterford Rail Station

    RSE · Great Chesterford

    3.8 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Duxford Church of England Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

120 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 34 events.

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