CB24 8PP

Cottenham · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB24 8RR 1.1 km
CB24 8PN 1.6 km
CB24 8PY 1.6 km
CB24 8PT 1.7 km
CB24 8PQ 1.7 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB24 8PP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB24
Postcode sector
CB24 8
Latitude
52.309202
Longitude
0.161773
British National Grid easting
547,473
British National Grid northing
270,097

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
E00091987
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 002A · E01018233
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 002 · E02003776

Postcode source versions

Explore CB24

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Lakes, 4, Twentypence Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8PP 20 March 2025 £440,000
The Lakes, 2, Twentypence Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8PP 11 August 2023 £720,000
Alboro House, Twentypence Road, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8PP 21 September 2021 £1,250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Cottenham Primary School

    Community school

    3.8 km
  2. Cottenham Village College

    Academy converter

    3.9 km
  3. The Centre School

    Academy special converter

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

23 female, 28 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB24 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+
84%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
84%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
84%
Gigabit-capable
84%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
52%

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

1

within 5 km

  • WATERBEACH AND COTTENHAM SURGERIES

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

    ODS code D81042

    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

  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    3.6 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    5.9 miles
  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    6.9 miles
  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    7.2 miles
  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    7.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 002A, 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

18,607 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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
1
Low risk addresses
2
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 £720,000 from 3 recorded sales in CB24 8PP. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Cottenham Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 2 events.

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