CB22 5GS

Shelford · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB22
Postcode sector
CB22 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB22 5GT 41 m
CB22 5GR 45 m
CB22 5DQ 75 m
CB22 5GQ 81 m
CB22 5GN 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB22 5GS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB22
Postcode sector
CB22 5
Latitude
52.148748
Longitude
0.157779
British National Grid easting
547,732
British National Grid northing
252,245

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
E04001840
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092276
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 012D · E01018295
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 012 · E02003786

Postcode source versions

Explore CB22

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
18
Secondary
6
  1. Stapleford Community Primary School

    Academy converter

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km
  3. Sawston Village College

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
132
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 46
  • Criminal damage and arson 19
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Burglary 12
  • Other theft 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

4

within 5 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81066

    3.5 km

  • GRANTA MEDICAL PRACTICES

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

    ODS code D81043

    3.8 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    4.1 km

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81025

    4.5 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station

    RLY · Great Shelford

    0.8 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    2.1 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.1 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    2.1 miles
  • Whittlesford Parkway Rail Station

    RLY · Whittlesford

    3.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 012D, 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

32,758 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 6 secondary schools. Stapleford Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 547 m.

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

Recorded crime

132 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 46 events.

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