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CB23 8BE

Caxton & Papworth · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Caxton & Papworth
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB23
Postcode sector
CB23 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB23 4NL 836 m
CB23 8BA 1.2 km
CB23 4NS 1.3 km
CB23 8AZ 1.5 km
CB23 4NT 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB23 8BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB23
Postcode sector
CB23 8
Latitude
52.230483
Longitude
-0.030769
British National Grid easting
534,586
British National Grid northing
260,968

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Caxton & Papworth · E05014032
Parish or community
E04001766
Westminster constituency
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire · E14001512
Output area
E00091923
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 022C · E01018223
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 022 · E02007085

Postcode source versions

Explore CB23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. The Vine Inter-Church Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.3 km

  2. Jeavons Wood Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

  3. Caldecote Primary School

    Community school

    2.5 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

7 female, 4 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.2% 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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
66.7%
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

  • MONKFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81637

    2.7 km

  • MAPLE SURGERY BAR HILL HEALTH CENTRE

    HANOVER CLOSE, BAR HILL, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 8EH

    ODS code D81078

    4.2 km

  • SAS - C&P - MKGP PLUS LTD

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

    ODS code Y07024

    4.2 km

  • BOURN SURGERY

    25 ALMS HILL, BOURN, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 2SH

    ODS code D81041

    4.7 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

  • Shepreth Rail Station

    RLY · Shepreth

    8.5 miles

  • Foxton Rail Station

    RLY · Foxton

    8.5 miles

  • Village Centre

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    8.8 miles

  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    9.1 miles

  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    9.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 022C, 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

25,638 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Vine Inter-Church Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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