CB21 4QQ

Balsham · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB21 4SJ 67 m
CB21 4UY 67 m
CB21 4XX 67 m
CB21 4QS 85 m
CB21 4QB 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB21 4QQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB21
Postcode sector
CB21 4
Latitude
52.100128
Longitude
0.353707
British National Grid easting
561,311
British National Grid northing
247,255

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Balsham · E05011282
Parish or community
E04001808
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00091904
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 016C · E01018220
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 016 · E02003790

Postcode source versions

Explore CB21

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Cornish Close, Horseheath, Cambridge, CB21 4QQ 31 October 2025 £485,000
4, Cornish Close, Horseheath, Cambridge, CB21 4QQ 22 November 2013 £180,000
Garden House, Cornish Close, Horseheath, Cambridge, CB21 4QQ 26 March 2010 £378,200

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Meadow Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.3 km
  2. Linton Heights Junior School

    Academy converter

    4.4 km
  3. Castle Camps Church of England (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Burglary 2
  • Public order 2
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

11 female, 8 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.2% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • Research Park

    BCT · Haverhill

    2.3 miles
  • Research Park

    BCT · Haverhill

    2.3 miles
  • Notley Drive

    BCT · Haverhill

    2.5 miles
  • Notley Drive

    BCT · Haverhill

    2.5 miles
  • Whitensmere Farm

    BCT · Ashdon

    2.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 016C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,217 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
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 £485,000 from 1 recorded sale in CB21 4QQ. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Meadow Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

19 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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