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CB2 8HY

Coleridge · Cambridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Cambridge
Ward
Coleridge
Local authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge
Postcode district
CB2
Postcode sector
CB2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB2 8HZ 68 m
CB2 8PF 90 m
CB2 8EB 110 m
CB2 8ED 136 m
CB2 8EF 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB2 8HY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB2
Postcode sector
CB2 8
Latitude
52.187155
Longitude
0.132997
British National Grid easting
545,911
British National Grid northing
256,466

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Cambridge · E07000008
Electoral ward
Coleridge · E05013054
Parish or community
E43000042
Westminster constituency
Cambridge · E14001149
Output area
E00167367
Lower layer super output area
Cambridge 010F · E01035518
Middle layer super output area
Cambridge 010 · E02003728

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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101 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Purbeck House, Flat 61, Purbeck Road, Cambridge, CB2 8HY 9 January 2026 £185,000
Purbeck House, Flat 51, Purbeck Road, Cambridge, CB2 8HY 16 July 2025 £125,000
Purbeck House, Flat 31, Purbeck Road, Cambridge, CB2 8HY 5 December 2022 £205,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
68
Primary
33
Secondary
8

  1. Abbey College Cambridge

    Other independent school

    81 m

  2. Hills Road Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    210 m

  3. St Faith's School

    Other independent school

    729 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,931
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 828
  • Shoplifting 417
  • Anti social behaviour 376
  • Bicycle theft 233
  • Other theft 219

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB2 8 residents
4,869

Age bands in CB2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.2%

525 residents

Age 15 to 24
22.9%

986 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.8%

1,324 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.3%

916 residents

Age 65 and over
12.8%

552 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

NHS ODS

GP practices

17

within 5 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    961 m

  • LENSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    48 LENSFIELD ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1EH

    ODS code D81001

    1.4 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81066

    1.4 km

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    1.6 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    1.6 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    1.6 km

  • TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    56 TRUMPINGTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1RG

    ODS code D81013

    2.0 km

  • NEWNHAM WALK SURGERY

    WORDSWORTH GROVE, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 9HS

    ODS code D81005

    2.0 km

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    2.1 km

  • CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY

    125 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8HB

    ODS code Y00056

    2.4 km

  • BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ALL SAINTS PASSAGE, OFF BRIDGE ST, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 3LS

    ODS code D81037

    2.5 km

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81025

    3.0 km

  • RED HOUSE SURGERY

    96 CHESTERTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1ER

    ODS code D81054

    3.1 km

  • HUNTINGDON ROAD SURGERY

    1 HUNTINGDON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 0DB

    ODS code D81002

    3.4 km

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    DITTON LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8SP

    ODS code D81086

    3.8 km

  • ARBURY ROAD SURGERY

    114 ARBURY ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 2JG

    ODS code D81016

    4.3 km

  • NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NUFFIELD ROAD, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1GL

    ODS code D81044

    4.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    0.5 miles

  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    0.9 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    0.9 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    0.9 miles

  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    2.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cambridge 010F, 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

27,019 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £185,000 from 3 recorded sales in CB2 8HY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cambridge is £471,098 in June 2026, down 1.2% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

68 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 8 secondary schools. Abbey College Cambridge is the nearest published school at 81 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,931 published events cover 12 months, averaging 244.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 828 events.

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