CB2 5HU

Harston & Comberton · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB22 5GA 37 m
CB22 5FT 93 m
CB22 5FS 109 m
CB22 5GD 122 m
CB22 5HT 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB2 5HU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB2
Postcode sector
CB2 5
Latitude
52.151619
Longitude
0.092298
British National Grid easting
543,243
British National Grid northing
252,433

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04012736
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00187711
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 014C · E01018254
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 014 · E02003788

Postcode source versions

Explore CB2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
12
Secondary
2
  1. Hauxton Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km
  2. Harston and Newton Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  3. Trumpington Meadows Primary School

    Foundation school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
86
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 32
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Other theft 8
  • Burglary 7

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

  • HARSTON SURGERY

    11 CHURCH STREET, HARSTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB22 7NP

    ODS code D81058

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station

    RLY · Great Shelford

    2.0 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    2.3 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.3 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    2.3 miles
  • Foxton Rail Station

    RLY · Foxton

    2.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 014C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,415 of 33,755

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

20 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Hauxton Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

86 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 32 events.

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