CB21 5DN

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 5HX 42 m
CB21 5DL 74 m
CB21 5EZ 121 m
CB21 5HB 126 m
CB21 5DJ 197 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB21 5DN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB21
Postcode sector
CB21 5
Latitude
52.185060
Longitude
0.217337
British National Grid easting
551,683
British National Grid northing
256,406

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

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Town Close, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5DN 27 March 2025 £875,000
2, Town Close, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5DN 13 April 2018 £310,000
1, Town Close, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5DN 31 March 2016 £385,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Landmark International School

    Other independent school

    369 m
  2. Fulbourn Primary School

    Community school

    500 m
  3. Waldorf Cambridge School

    Other independent school

    614 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
184
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 72
  • Criminal damage and arson 29
  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Drugs 15
  • Burglary 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

6 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB21 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81025

    2.7 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    4.2 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81066

    4.6 km

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    DITTON LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8SP

    ODS code D81086

    4.7 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    2.5 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    3.5 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    3.7 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    3.7 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    3.7 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.

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
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £875,000 from 1 recorded sale in CB21 5DN. 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

Published establishments

24 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Landmark International School is the nearest published school at 369 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

184 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 72 events.

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