CB23 8AF

Girton · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cambridge
Ward
Girton
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB23
Postcode sector
CB23 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB23 8AH 296 m
CB23 8AN 315 m
CB23 8AQ 402 m
CB23 8AG 410 m
CB23 8AA 444 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB23 8AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB23
Postcode sector
CB23 8
Latitude
52.221946
Longitude
0.040932
British National Grid easting
539,509
British National Grid northing
260,154

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Girton · E05011294
Parish or community
E04001824
Output area
E00091935
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 022F · E01018224
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 022 · E02007085

Postcode source versions

Explore CB23

27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Church Lane, Madingley, Cambridge, CB23 8AF 15 April 2026 £755,000
15, Church Lane, Madingley, Cambridge, CB23 8AF 12 November 2025 £750,000
The Old Wood Mill, 2, Church Lane, Madingley, Cambridge, CB23 8AF 21 May 2024 £1,125,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.8 km
  2. Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.2 km
  3. Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Burglary 4
  • Other crime 2
  • Vehicle crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
52

29 female, 23 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.5
CB23 8 residents
5,047

Age bands in CB23 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

829 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.9%

391 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.3%

1,306 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

1,380 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

1,061 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB23 8 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+
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%

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

  • MAPLE SURGERY BAR HILL HEALTH CENTRE

    HANOVER CLOSE, BAR HILL, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 8EH

    ODS code D81078

    3.8 km

  • SAS - C&P - MKGP PLUS LTD

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

    ODS code Y07024

    3.8 km

  • COMBERTON SURGERY

    58 GREEN END, COMBERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 7DY

    ODS code D81035

    3.9 km

  • HUNTINGDON ROAD SURGERY

    1 HUNTINGDON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 0DB

    ODS code D81002

    4.8 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

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    4.5 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    5.0 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    5.0 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    5.1 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    5.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 022F, 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

27,071 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
3
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 £750,000 from 5 recorded sales in CB23 8AF. 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Coton Church of England (Voluntary Controlled) Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

19 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 5 events.

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