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CB2 5LA

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 5LA 9 m
CB22 5JS 72 m
CB22 5FA 93 m
CB22 5JJ 160 m
CB22 5UT 183 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB2 5LA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB2
Postcode sector
CB2 5
Latitude
52.158004
Longitude
0.128402
British National Grid easting
545,692
British National Grid northing
253,215

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
E00092258
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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
18
Secondary
6

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

  2. Trumpington Park Primary School

    Free schools

    1.5 km

  3. Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology

    University technical college

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
355
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 125
  • Anti social behaviour 73
  • Drugs 32
  • Burglary 24
  • Criminal damage and arson 24

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    3.7 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    4.1 km

  • HARSTON SURGERY

    11 CHURCH STREET, HARSTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB22 7NP

    ODS code D81058

    4.3 km

  • LENSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    48 LENSFIELD ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1EH

    ODS code D81001

    4.5 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    4.6 km

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81025

    4.7 km

  • NEWNHAM WALK SURGERY

    WORDSWORTH GROVE, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 9HS

    ODS code D81005

    4.8 km

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    4.9 km

  • TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    56 TRUMPINGTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1RG

    ODS code D81013

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station

    RLY · Great Shelford

    0.8 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    1.1 miles

  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    1.1 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    1.1 miles

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.5 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

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 6 secondary schools. Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

355 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 125 events.

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