CB4 2BU

Arbury · Cambridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Arbury
Local authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge
Postcode district
CB4
Postcode sector
CB4 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB4 2BX 59 m
CB4 2BY 92 m
CB4 3TJ 99 m
CB4 3NU 124 m
CB4 3ER 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB4 2BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB4
Postcode sector
CB4 2
Latitude
52.220995
Longitude
0.118353
British National Grid easting
544,800
British National Grid northing
260,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Cambridge · E07000008
Electoral ward
Arbury · E05013051
Parish or community
E43000042
Westminster constituency
Cambridge · E14001149
Output area
E00090543
Lower layer super output area
Cambridge 002E · E01017953
Middle layer super output area
Cambridge 002 · E02003720

Postcode source versions

Explore CB4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
30
Secondary
7
  1. Arbury Primary School

    Community school

    285 m
  2. Castle School, Cambridge

    Community special school

    413 m
  3. St Luke's CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    416 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,017
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,254
  • Shoplifting 543
  • Anti social behaviour 507
  • Other theft 266
  • Criminal damage and arson 252

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB4 2 residents
16,357

Age bands in CB4 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

2,934 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

1,830 residents

Age 25 to 44
36.3%

5,907 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.1%

3,598 residents

Age 65 and over
12.3%

1,992 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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • ARBURY ROAD SURGERY

    114 ARBURY ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 2JG

    ODS code D81016

    859 m

  • HUNTINGDON ROAD SURGERY

    1 HUNTINGDON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 0DB

    ODS code D81002

    956 m

  • RED HOUSE SURGERY

    96 CHESTERTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1ER

    ODS code D81054

    1.0 km

  • BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ALL SAINTS PASSAGE, OFF BRIDGE ST, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 3LS

    ODS code D81037

    1.5 km

  • CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY

    125 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8HB

    ODS code Y00056

    1.9 km

  • TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    56 TRUMPINGTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1RG

    ODS code D81013

    2.1 km

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    2.3 km

  • NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NUFFIELD ROAD, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1GL

    ODS code D81044

    2.4 km

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    2.4 km

  • NEWNHAM WALK SURGERY

    WORDSWORTH GROVE, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 9HS

    ODS code D81005

    2.5 km

  • LENSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    48 LENSFIELD ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1EH

    ODS code D81001

    2.6 km

  • FIRS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code D81028

    2.8 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    2.9 km

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    DITTON LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8SP

    ODS code D81086

    3.4 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    3.4 km

  • MILTON SURGERY

    87 COLES ROAD, MILTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 6BL

    ODS code D81612

    3.8 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    1.7 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.0 miles
  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    2.5 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    3.3 miles
  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    3.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cambridge 002E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,007 of 33,755

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

69 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 7 secondary schools. Arbury Primary School is the nearest published school at 285 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,017 published events cover 12 months, averaging 334.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,254 events.

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