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CB24 8RP

Cottenham · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8BW 683 m
CB24 8FP 717 m
CB24 8RW 799 m
CB25 9QA 1.1 km
CB24 8AL 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB24 8RP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2006
Terminated
1 March 2007
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB24
Postcode sector
CB24 8
Latitude
52.275547
Longitude
0.139922
British National Grid easting
546,094
British National Grid northing
266,310

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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
7
Secondary
2

  1. Cottenham Village College

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  2. The Centre School

    Academy special converter

    1.3 km

  3. Cottenham Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
120
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 32
  • Anti social behaviour 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Burglary 11
  • Shoplifting 10

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.

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
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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • WATERBEACH AND COTTENHAM SURGERIES

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

    ODS code D81042

    3.8 km

  • FIRS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code D81028

    3.9 km

  • MILTON SURGERY

    87 COLES ROAD, MILTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 6BL

    ODS code D81612

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    2.6 miles

  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    3.6 miles

  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    4.8 miles

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    5.6 miles

  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    7.0 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Cottenham Village College is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

120 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 32 events.

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