CB21 4US

Balsham · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Balsham
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB21
Postcode sector
CB21 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB21 4QP 296 m
CB21 4PT 744 m
CB21 4PS 1.7 km
CB21 4QF 1.8 km
CB21 4RR 1.8 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB21 4US
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2011
Terminated
1 March 2011
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB21
Postcode sector
CB21 4
Latitude
52.097854
Longitude
0.323275
British National Grid easting
559,235
British National Grid northing
246,935

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Linton Heights Junior School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  2. Linton CofE Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.0 km
  3. Linton Village College

    Academy converter

    3.5 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

Nearby transport

  • Whitensmere Farm

    BCT · Ashdon

    2.5 miles
  • Whitensmere Farm

    BCT · Ashdon

    2.5 miles
  • Waltons Park

    BCT · Ashdon

    2.5 miles
  • Waltons Park

    BCT · Ashdon

    2.5 miles
  • Over Hall Lane

    BCT · Ashdon

    2.5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Linton Heights Junior School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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