CB23 8SU

Bar Hill · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB23 8ST 62 m
CB23 8SY 120 m
CB23 8TW 130 m
CB23 8TP 162 m
CB23 8SB 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB23 8SU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB23
Postcode sector
CB23 8
Latitude
52.249130
Longitude
0.016249
British National Grid easting
537,739
British National Grid northing
263,130

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Bar Hill · E05011283
Parish or community
E04001760
Output area
E00091909
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 022A · E01018221
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 022 · E02007085

Postcode source versions

Explore CB23

103 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
90, The Spinney, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8SU 8 May 2026 £250,000
78, The Spinney, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8SU 31 March 2026 £296,500
61, The Spinney, Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8SU 30 August 2024 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
0
  1. Bar Hill Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    597 m
  2. Dry Drayton CofE (C) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km
  3. Oakington CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
303
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 73
  • Anti social behaviour 47
  • Vehicle crime 34
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Shoplifting 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
111

57 female, 54 male

Postcode households
53
Residents per household
2.1
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 2.2% 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+
92.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
92.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92.9%
Gigabit-capable
92.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
1.8%
Next Generation Access
92.9%
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

3

within 5 km

  • MAPLE SURGERY BAR HILL HEALTH CENTRE

    HANOVER CLOSE, BAR HILL, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 8EH

    ODS code D81078

    450 m

  • SAS - C&P - MKGP PLUS LTD

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

    ODS code Y07024

    450 m

  • SWAVESEY SURGERY

    58 BOXWORTH END, SWAVESEY, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 4RA

    ODS code D81607

    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

  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    6.3 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    6.4 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    7.1 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    7.1 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    7.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 022A, 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

28,440 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 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
3
Medium risk addresses
4
Low risk addresses
9
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 £262,500 from 6 recorded sales in CB23 8SU. 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 0 secondary schools. Bar Hill Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 597 m.

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

Recorded crime

303 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 73 events.

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