CB24 6XJ

Milton & Waterbeach · 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
CB24
Postcode sector
CB24 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB24 6XL 70 m
CB24 6YZ 121 m
CB24 6BE 171 m
CB24 6ZH 190 m
CB24 6YU 241 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB24 6XJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB24
Postcode sector
CB24 6
Latitude
52.241153
Longitude
0.152754
British National Grid easting
547,083
British National Grid northing
262,511

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

97 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
67, The Sycamores, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6XJ 11 December 2025 £285,000
1, The Sycamores, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6XJ 5 December 2025 £312,000
59, The Sycamores, Milton, Cambridge, CB24 6XJ 1 July 2025 £270,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
23
Secondary
5
  1. Milton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    593 m
  2. Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge

    Other independent school

    798 m
  3. Cambridge Regional College

    Further education

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
703
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 161
  • Other theft 146
  • Anti social behaviour 101
  • Shoplifting 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
94

47 female, 47 male

Postcode households
47
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 2.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB24 6 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+
94%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
94%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
94%
Gigabit-capable
94%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
94%
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 straight-line

  • MILTON SURGERY

    87 COLES ROAD, MILTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 6BL

    ODS code D81612

    670 m

  • NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NUFFIELD ROAD, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1GL

    ODS code D81044

    1.8 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

    3.0 km

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    DITTON LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8SP

    ODS code D81086

    3.2 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

    3.7 km

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    4.0 km

  • HUNTINGDON ROAD SURGERY

    1 HUNTINGDON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 0DB

    ODS code D81002

    4.2 km

  • BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81037

    4.4 km

  • WATERBEACH AND COTTENHAM SURGERIES

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

    ODS code D81042

    4.4 km

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    4.6 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    4.9 km

  • TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    56 TRUMPINGTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1RG

    ODS code D81013

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    1.2 miles
  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    2.4 miles
  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    2.4 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    3.3 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    4.7 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.

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
4
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 £275,000 from 12 recorded sales in CB24 6XJ. 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Milton Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 593 m.

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

Recorded crime

703 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 161 events.

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