CB24 8TU

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 8US 64 m
CB24 8DB 151 m
CB24 8UH 178 m
CB24 8UN 181 m
CB24 8AE 188 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB24 8TU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB24
Postcode sector
CB24 8
Latitude
52.281596
Longitude
0.121140
British National Grid easting
544,793
British National Grid northing
266,945

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
E00091991
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 002C · E01018235
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 002 · E02003776

Postcode source versions

Explore CB24

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Foundry Close, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8TU 7 October 2016 £445,000
1, Foundry Close, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8TU 21 November 2014 £440,000
1, Foundry Close, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8TU 16 October 2009 £272,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
6
Secondary
2
  1. Cottenham Village College

    Academy converter

    289 m
  2. The Centre School

    Academy special converter

    289 m
  3. Cottenham Primary School

    Community school

    604 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
326
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 109
  • Anti social behaviour 68
  • Criminal damage and arson 42
  • Burglary 22
  • Vehicle crime 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

10 female, 14 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.4% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

1

within 5 km

  • FIRS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code D81028

    4.1 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

    3.5 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    4.3 miles
  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    5.5 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    6.1 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    7.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 002C, 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

29,043 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 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.

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

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 2 secondary schools. Cottenham Village College is the nearest published school at 289 m.

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

Recorded crime

326 published events cover 12 months, averaging 27.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 109 events.

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