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CB22 5AB

Shelford · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Cambridge
Ward
Shelford
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB22
Postcode sector
CB22 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB22 5AH 58 m
CB22 5AF 116 m
CB22 5AQ 156 m
CB22 5AL 193 m
CB22 5BA 201 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB22 5AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB22
Postcode sector
CB22 5
Latitude
52.153697
Longitude
0.145286
British National Grid easting
546,861
British National Grid northing
252,770

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Shelford · E05011304
Parish or community
E04001794
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092263
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 012C · E01018294
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 012 · E02003786

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, The Orchards, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5AB 6 January 2026 £920,000
2, The Orchards, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5AB 18 August 2025 £900,000
4, The Orchards, Great Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5AB 30 August 2019 £775,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
19
Secondary
6

  1. Stapleford Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  2. Great and Little Shelford CofE (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

  3. Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology

    University technical college

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
171
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 62
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Burglary 16
  • Other theft 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.3
CB22 5 residents
8,567

Age bands in CB22 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

1,484 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.6%

660 residents

Age 25 to 44
25%

2,156 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

2,271 residents

Age 65 and over
23.9%

2,059 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB22 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

6

within 5 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81066

    2.9 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    3.7 km

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81025

    4.4 km

  • GRANTA MEDICAL PRACTICES

    SAWSTON MEDICAL CENTRE, LONDON ROAD, SAWSTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB22 3HU

    ODS code D81043

    4.6 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    4.8 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    4.9 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

  • Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station

    RLY · Great Shelford

    0.4 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    1.5 miles

  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    1.5 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    1.5 miles

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 012C, 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

23,897 of 33,755

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

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
0
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 £910,000 from 2 recorded sales in CB22 5AB. 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 6 secondary schools. Stapleford Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

171 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 62 events.

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