CB24 6AX

Milton & Waterbeach · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB24
Postcode sector
CB24 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB24 6ZH 363 m
CB24 6ZE 427 m
CB24 6ZD 441 m
CB24 6XJ 465 m
CB24 6XL 475 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB24 6AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB24
Postcode sector
CB24 6
Latitude
52.243759
Longitude
0.147431
British National Grid easting
546,711
British National Grid northing
262,790

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04010466
Output area
E00092161
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 007C · E01018274
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 007 · E02003781

Postcode source versions

Explore CB24

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
22
Secondary
5
  1. Milton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    807 m
  2. Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge

    Other independent school

    1.1 km
  3. Cambridge Regional College

    Further education

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
614
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 142
  • Violence and sexual offences 136
  • Anti social behaviour 91
  • Shoplifting 50
  • Burglary 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB24 6 residents
4,119

Age bands in CB24 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

587 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

338 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.7%

1,137 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

1,076 residents

Age 65 and over
17.9%

684 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.

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • MILTON SURGERY

    87 COLES ROAD, MILTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 6BL

    ODS code D81612

    1.0 km

  • NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NUFFIELD ROAD, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1GL

    ODS code D81044

    2.1 km

  • ARBURY ROAD SURGERY

    114 ARBURY ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 2JG

    ODS code D81016

    2.4 km

  • FIRS HOUSE SURGERY

    FIRS HOUSE, STATION ROAD, IMPINGTON, HISTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 9NP

    ODS code D81028

    2.6 km

  • RED HOUSE SURGERY

    96 CHESTERTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1ER

    ODS code D81054

    3.4 km

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    DITTON LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8SP

    ODS code D81086

    3.6 km

  • CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY

    125 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8HB

    ODS code Y00056

    3.9 km

  • HUNTINGDON ROAD SURGERY

    1 HUNTINGDON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 0DB

    ODS code D81002

    4.2 km

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    4.3 km

  • WATERBEACH AND COTTENHAM SURGERIES

    ROSALIND FRANKLIN HOUSE, BANNOLD ROAD, WATERBEACH, CAMBRIDGE, CB25 9LQ

    ODS code D81042

    4.4 km

  • BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ALL SAINTS PASSAGE, OFF BRIDGE ST, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 3LS

    ODS code D81037

    4.5 km

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    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 North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    1.4 miles
  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    2.5 miles
  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    2.6 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    3.5 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    4.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 007C, 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

29,767 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Milton Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 807 m.

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

Recorded crime

614 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 142 events.

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