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CB2 5XL

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 5HJ 72 m
CB22 5UX 145 m
CB22 5HL 198 m
CB22 5HH 313 m
CB22 5HG 350 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB2 5XL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB2
Postcode sector
CB2 5
Latitude
52.144571
Longitude
0.116376
British National Grid easting
544,913
British National Grid northing
251,697

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
E04001819
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092272
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
21
Primary
13
Secondary
3

  1. Hauxton Primary School

    Community school

    853 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

  3. Stapleford Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
94
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 34
  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • Burglary 6
  • Drugs 5
  • Other theft 5

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • HARSTON SURGERY

    11 CHURCH STREET, HARSTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB22 7NP

    ODS code D81058

    3.0 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81066

    4.6 km

  • GRANTA MEDICAL PRACTICES

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

    ODS code D81043

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station

    RLY · Great Shelford

    1.0 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    2.1 miles

  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.1 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    2.2 miles

  • Foxton Rail Station

    RLY · Foxton

    3.1 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Hauxton Primary School is the nearest published school at 853 m.

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

Recorded crime

94 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 34 events.

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