CB23 5JR

Cambourne · 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
CB23
Postcode sector
CB23 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB23 5BP 67 m
CB23 5JQ 86 m
CB23 5BH 121 m
CB23 5EF 128 m
CB23 5BQ 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB23 5JR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB23
Postcode sector
CB23 5
Latitude
52.214489
Longitude
-0.072830
British National Grid easting
531,761
British National Grid northing
259,112

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Cambourne · E05014031
Parish or community
E04012746
Output area
E00170802
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 020C · E01033115
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 020 · E02006873

Postcode source versions

Explore CB23

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
29, Moss Nook, Great Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 5JR 25 February 2022 £195,000
33, Moss Nook, Great Cambourne, Cambridge, CB23 5JR 28 September 2007 £241,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Monkfield Park Primary School

    Community school

    373 m
  2. Cambourne Village College

    Free schools

    796 m
  3. Jeavons Wood Primary School

    Academy converter

    955 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
673
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 301
  • Anti social behaviour 99
  • Criminal damage and arson 54
  • Other theft 39
  • Vehicle crime 32

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

26 female, 18 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.1
CB23 5 residents
3,151

Age bands in CB23 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
26.4%

663 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.3%

334 residents

Age 25 to 44
27%

679 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

701 residents

Age 65 and over
5.3%

134 residents

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB23 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
95.2%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
95.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.2%
Gigabit-capable
95.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
95.2%
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

2

within 5 km

  • MONKFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81637

    671 m

  • BOURN SURGERY

    25 ALMS HILL, BOURN, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 2SH

    ODS code D81041

    2.5 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Village Centre

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    6.9 miles
  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    7.1 miles
  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    7.1 miles
  • Alexander Road

    BCT · Wrestlingworth

    7.9 miles
  • Alexander Road

    BCT · Wrestlingworth

    7.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 020C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,814 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £195,000 from 1 recorded sale in CB23 5JR. 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Monkfield Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 373 m.

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

Recorded crime

673 published events cover 12 months, averaging 56.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 301 events.

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