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CB2 5LQ

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 5LQ 38 m
CB22 5LG 61 m
CB22 5EZ 93 m
CB22 5EF 103 m
CB22 5LH 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB2 5LQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB2
Postcode sector
CB2 5
Latitude
52.153381
Longitude
0.135929
British National Grid easting
546,222
British National Grid northing
252,716

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
E00092262
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 012C · E01018294
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
39
Primary
18
Secondary
6

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

    Voluntary aided school

    892 m

  2. Stapleford Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

  3. Trumpington Park Primary School

    Free schools

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
179
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 67
  • Anti social behaviour 33
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • 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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81066

    3.1 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    3.9 km

  • HARSTON SURGERY

    11 CHURCH STREET, HARSTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB22 7NP

    ODS code D81058

    4.6 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    4.7 km

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81025

    4.7 km

  • GRANTA MEDICAL PRACTICES

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

    ODS code D81043

    4.8 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station

    RLY · Great Shelford

    0.4 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    1.5 miles

  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    1.5 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    1.5 miles

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 012C, 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

23,897 of 33,755

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

39 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 892 m.

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

Recorded crime

179 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 67 events.

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