CB24 6PP

Milton & Waterbeach · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB24
Postcode sector
CB24 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB24 6AP 98 m
CB24 6BQ 122 m
CB24 6AT 202 m
CB24 6WR 213 m
CB24 6AZ 214 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB24 6PP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB24
Postcode sector
CB24 6
Latitude
52.237728
Longitude
0.161039
British National Grid easting
547,660
British National Grid northing
262,147

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04010466
Output area
E00092164
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 007B · E01018273
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 007 · E02003781

Postcode source versions

Explore CB24

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
43
Primary
22
Secondary
4
  1. Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge

    Other independent school

    723 m
  2. Milton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    794 m
  3. Shirley Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
962
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 200
  • Shoplifting 183
  • Other theft 151
  • Anti social behaviour 115
  • Criminal damage and arson 63

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.

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

14

within 5 km

  • MILTON SURGERY

    87 COLES ROAD, MILTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 6BL

    ODS code D81612

    478 m

  • NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NUFFIELD ROAD, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1GL

    ODS code D81044

    1.5 km

  • ARBURY ROAD SURGERY

    114 ARBURY ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 2JG

    ODS code D81016

    2.6 km

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    DITTON LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8SP

    ODS code D81086

    2.7 km

  • RED HOUSE SURGERY

    96 CHESTERTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1ER

    ODS code D81054

    3.3 km

  • CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY

    125 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8HB

    ODS code Y00056

    3.6 km

  • FIRS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code D81028

    3.6 km

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    3.8 km

  • WATERBEACH AND COTTENHAM SURGERIES

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

    ODS code D81042

    4.3 km

  • HUNTINGDON ROAD SURGERY

    1 HUNTINGDON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 0DB

    ODS code D81002

    4.4 km

  • BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81037

    4.4 km

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    4.4 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    4.6 km

  • TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    56 TRUMPINGTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1RG

    ODS code D81013

    4.9 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

    0.9 miles
  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    2.0 miles
  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    2.3 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    3.2 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    4.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 007B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,985 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
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

43 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge is the nearest published school at 723 m.

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

Recorded crime

962 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 200 events.

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