CB21 5AQ

Fen Ditton & Fulbourn · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB21
Postcode sector
CB21 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB21 5AR 65 m
CB21 5AP 113 m
CB21 5AT 192 m
CB21 5AS 223 m
CB21 5XG 307 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB21 5AQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB21
Postcode sector
CB21 5
Latitude
52.186509
Longitude
0.199531
British National Grid easting
550,461
British National Grid northing
256,530

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04001786
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092030
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 011B · E01018243
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 011 · E02003785

Postcode source versions

Explore CB21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. Pilgrim Pathways School

    Pupil referral unit

    112 m
  2. Waldorf Cambridge School

    Other independent school

    638 m
  3. Bewick Bridge Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
789
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 364
  • Anti social behaviour 84
  • Criminal damage and arson 72
  • Drugs 65
  • Shoplifting 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB21 5 residents
5,859

Age bands in CB21 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

1,110 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

490 residents

Age 25 to 44
23%

1,383 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

1,591 residents

Age 65 and over
23.8%

1,428 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.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81025

    1.5 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    2.9 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81066

    3.4 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    3.5 km

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    DITTON LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8SP

    ODS code D81086

    3.8 km

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    4.5 km

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    4.8 km

  • CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY

    125 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8HB

    ODS code Y00056

    4.8 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    1.9 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.7 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    3.0 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    3.0 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    3.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 011B, 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

24,893 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Pilgrim Pathways School is the nearest published school at 112 m.

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

Recorded crime

789 published events cover 12 months, averaging 65.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 364 events.

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