CB21 4NB

Linton · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cambridge
Ward
Linton
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB21
Postcode sector
CB21 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB21 4AE 74 m
CB21 4LB 122 m
CB21 4ND 145 m
CB21 4LX 155 m
CB21 4AW 182 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB21 4NB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB21
Postcode sector
CB21 4
Latitude
52.096239
Longitude
0.287230
British National Grid easting
556,772
British National Grid northing
246,677

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Linton · E05011298
Parish or community
E04001814
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092114
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 016F · E01018265
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 016 · E02003790

Postcode source versions

Explore CB21

26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Emsons Close, Linton, Cambridge, CB21 4NB 10 October 2024 £520,000
18, Emsons Close, Linton, Cambridge, CB21 4NB 9 September 2024 £465,000
11, Emsons Close, Linton, Cambridge, CB21 4NB 6 June 2024 £465,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Linton Heights Junior School

    Academy converter

    377 m
  2. Linton CofE Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    512 m
  3. Granta School

    Community special school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
273
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 111
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Drugs 22
  • Shoplifting 20
  • Other theft 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
87

46 female, 41 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.6
CB21 4 residents
8,308

Age bands in CB21 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

1,291 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

811 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.2%

1,600 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.1%

2,504 residents

Age 65 and over
25.4%

2,116 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB21 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • The Kings Head

    BCT · Hadstock

    1.2 miles
  • The Library

    BCT · Hadstock

    1.4 miles
  • Mitchells Cottages

    BCT · Little Walden

    2.7 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Ashdon

    2.8 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Ashdon

    2.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 016F, 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

31,785 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £465,000 from 3 recorded sales in CB21 4NB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Cambridgeshire is £436,011 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Linton Heights Junior School is the nearest published school at 377 m.

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

Recorded crime

273 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 111 events.

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