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CB24 8PX

Cottenham · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Cambridge
Ward
Cottenham
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB24
Postcode sector
CB24 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB24 8UP 714 m
CB24 8PU 1.2 km
CB24 8PY 1.6 km
CB24 8PQ 1.6 km
CB24 8PT 1.7 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB24 8PX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB24
Postcode sector
CB24 8
Latitude
52.318171
Longitude
0.129900
British National Grid easting
545,271
British National Grid northing
271,030

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
Westminster constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire · E14001224
Output area
E00091987
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 002A · E01018233
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 002 · E02003776

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Goose End Cottage, Smithy Fen, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8PX 1 September 1995 £50,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. Cottenham Primary School

    Community school

    3.6 km

  2. Cottenham Village College

    Academy converter

    4.0 km

  3. The Centre School

    Academy special converter

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Drugs 2
  • Other crime 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB24 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • HADDENHAM SURGERY

    THE GREEN, HADDENHAM, ELY, CB6 3TA

    ODS code D81062

    4.6 km

  • WILLINGHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    52 LONG LANE, WILLINGHAM, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 5LB

    ODS code D81084

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

    4.8 miles

  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    6.6 miles

  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    7.7 miles

  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    7.7 miles

  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    8.5 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
0
Low risk addresses
5
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Cottenham Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

13 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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