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CB2 5AL

Shelford · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Cambridge
Ward
Shelford
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB2
Postcode sector
CB2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB22 5AL 4 m
CB22 5AD 57 m
CB22 5AJ 81 m
CB22 5AH 172 m
CB22 5AB 196 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB2 5AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB2
Postcode sector
CB2 5
Latitude
52.153897
Longitude
0.148132
British National Grid easting
547,055
British National Grid northing
252,798

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
E04001840
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092278
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 012A · E01018292
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 012 · E02003786

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
116, Hinton Way, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB2 5AL 18 July 2006 £640,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
20
Secondary
6

  1. Stapleford Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    984 m

  2. Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

  3. Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology

    University technical college

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
159
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 58
  • Anti social behaviour 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Burglary 15
  • Other theft 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81066

    2.9 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    3.6 km

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81025

    4.2 km

  • GRANTA MEDICAL PRACTICES

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

    ODS code D81043

    4.5 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    4.8 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station

    RLY · Great Shelford

    0.5 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    1.6 miles

  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    1.6 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    1.6 miles

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.8 miles

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

37 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 6 secondary schools. Stapleford Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 984 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

159 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 58 events.

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