CB21 5AY

Fen Ditton & Fulbourn · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cambridge
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB21
Postcode sector
CB21 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB21 5HZ 122 m
CB21 5AZ 132 m
CB21 5DQ 184 m
CB21 5BB 215 m
CB21 5EB 266 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB21 5AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB21
Postcode sector
CB21 5
Latitude
52.187346
Longitude
0.211994
British National Grid easting
551,310
British National Grid northing
256,649

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
E00092029
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 011C · E01018244
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 011 · E02003785

Postcode source versions

Explore CB21

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Poor Well Lane, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5AY 31 July 2025 £599,950
26, Poor Well Lane, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5AY 31 March 2025 £598,452
24, Poor Well Lane, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5AY 28 March 2025 £809,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
15
Secondary
3
  1. Waldorf Cambridge School

    Other independent school

    385 m
  2. Pilgrim Pathways School

    Pupil referral unit

    785 m
  3. Landmark International School

    Other independent school

    807 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
202
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 29
  • Drugs 25
  • Anti social behaviour 19
  • Burglary 12

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.

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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81025

    2.4 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    3.8 km

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    DITTON LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8SP

    ODS code D81086

    4.3 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81066

    4.3 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    4.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    2.2 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    3.2 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    3.4 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    3.5 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    3.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 011C, 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

31,491 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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

Property market

The five-year median is £598,452 from 13 recorded sales in CB21 5AY. 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Waldorf Cambridge School is the nearest published school at 385 m.

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

Recorded crime

202 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 77 events.

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