CB24 8BS

Cottenham · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Cambridge
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB24
Postcode sector
CB24 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB24 8BT 55 m
CB24 8BU 102 m
CB24 8BJ 136 m
CB24 8BQ 140 m
CB24 8BP 198 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB24 8BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB24
Postcode sector
CB24 8
Latitude
52.289084
Longitude
0.112728
British National Grid easting
544,195
British National Grid northing
267,761

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Cottenham · E05011289
Parish or community
E04001775
Output area
E00091993
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 002D · E01018236
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 002 · E02003776

Postcode source versions

Explore CB24

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Cox Grove, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8BS 30 June 2025 £693,562

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. Cottenham Primary School

    Community school

    512 m
  2. Cottenham Village College

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. The Centre School

    Academy special converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
341
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 114
  • Anti social behaviour 66
  • Criminal damage and arson 49
  • Burglary 25
  • Public order 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB24 8 residents
6,754

Age bands in CB24 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,132 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

617 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.8%

1,613 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

1,897 residents

Age 65 and over
22.4%

1,520 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

2

within 5 km

  • WILLINGHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    52 LONG LANE, WILLINGHAM, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 5LB

    ODS code D81084

    4.4 km

  • FIRS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code D81028

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    4.0 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    4.9 miles
  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    6.1 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    6.7 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    8.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 002D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,053 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £693,562 from 1 recorded sale in CB24 8BS. 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Cottenham Primary School is the nearest published school at 512 m.

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

Recorded crime

341 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 114 events.

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