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CB23

UK postcode district

Part of Cambridge

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,030
Current units
883
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
14

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
East of England
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
147

Postcode sectors in CB23

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

8 sectors
20,536 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Badcock Road, Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB23 1LF 24 July 2026 £975,000
27, Hamden Way, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3UG 17 July 2026 £335,000
5, Blyton Road, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, CB23 3XY 16 July 2026 £400,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
17
Primary
14
Secondary
2

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,490
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 574
  • Anti social behaviour 241
  • Criminal damage and arson 118
  • Other theft 97
  • Vehicle crime 89

Census 2021

Population and age profile

CB23 usual residents
36,052
Age-profile population
35,991

Age bands in CB23

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
21.1%
7,608 residents
Age 15 to 24
10%
3,584 residents
Age 25 to 44
26.5%
9,546 residents
Age 45 to 64
27.4%
9,862 residents
Age 65 and over
15%
5,391 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 864 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 726 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 600 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 7 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

in this district

  • BOURN SURGERY

    25 ALMS HILL, BOURN, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 2SH

    ODS code D81041

  • COMBERTON SURGERY

    58 GREEN END, COMBERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 7DY

    ODS code D81035

  • MAPLE SURGERY BAR HILL HEALTH CENTRE

    HANOVER CLOSE, BAR HILL, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 8EH

    ODS code D81078

  • MONKFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SACKVILLE HOUSE, SACKVILLE WAY, GREAT CAMBOURNE, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 6HL

    ODS code D81637

  • PAPWORTH SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, CHEQUERS LANE, PAPWORTH EVERARD, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 3QQ

    ODS code D81085

  • SAS - C&P - MKGP PLUS LTD

    MAPLE SURGERY, HANOVER CLOSE, BAR HILL, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 8EH

    ODS code Y07024

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £390,000 from 3,219 recorded sales in CB23. 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

1,490 published events cover 12 months, averaging 124 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 574 events.

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