CB2 5PL

Whittlesford · 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 7PL 16 m
CB22 7PN 92 m
CB22 7PA 109 m
CB22 7PB 152 m
CB22 7PJ 183 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB2 5PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB2
Postcode sector
CB2 5
Latitude
52.126401
Longitude
0.099079
British National Grid easting
543,788
British National Grid northing
249,642

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04001828
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092273
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 014E · E01018291
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 014 · E02003788

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
12
Secondary
1
  1. Harston and Newton Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  2. Hauxton Primary School

    Community school

    2.3 km
  3. Thriplow CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Vehicle crime 2

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • HARSTON SURGERY

    11 CHURCH STREET, HARSTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB22 7NP

    ODS code D81058

    2.2 km

  • GRANTA MEDICAL PRACTICES

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

    ODS code D81043

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Foxton Rail Station

    RLY · Foxton

    1.9 miles
  • Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station

    RLY · Great Shelford

    2.3 miles
  • Shepreth Rail Station

    RLY · Shepreth

    3.0 miles
  • Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station

    RLY · Whittlesford

    3.2 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    3.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 014E, 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

26,470 of 33,755

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

14 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 1 secondary schools. Harston and Newton Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

20 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 8 events.

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