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CB2 5AU

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB22 5AU 5 m
CB22 5JZ 87 m
CB22 5LR 127 m
CB22 5NA 128 m
CB22 5DB 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB2 5AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB2
Postcode sector
CB2 5
Latitude
52.147805
Longitude
0.141421
British National Grid easting
546,616
British National Grid northing
252,107

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
E00092268
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 012B · E01018293
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 012 · E02003786

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
15
Secondary
5

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

    Voluntary aided school

    737 m

  2. Stapleford Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    771 m

  3. Hauxton Primary School

    Community school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
174
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 62
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 19
  • Burglary 16
  • Other theft 11

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

4

within 5 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81066

    3.6 km

  • GRANTA MEDICAL PRACTICES

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

    ODS code D81043

    4.1 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    4.4 km

  • HARSTON SURGERY

    11 CHURCH STREET, HARSTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB22 7NP

    ODS code D81058

    4.7 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

  • Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station

    RLY · Great Shelford

    0.1 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    1.9 miles

  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    1.9 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    1.9 miles

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    3.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 012B, 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

33,397 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
8 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 5 secondary schools. Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School is the nearest published school at 737 m.

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

Recorded crime

174 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 62 events.

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