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CB4 4QL

Cottenham · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Cottenham
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB4
Postcode sector
CB4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB24 8SB 23 m
CB24 8QN 47 m
CB24 8SD 64 m
CB24 8SZ 78 m
CB24 8XB 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB4 4QL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB4
Postcode sector
CB4 4
Latitude
52.292851
Longitude
0.127792
British National Grid easting
545,210
British National Grid northing
268,210

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
E00091981
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
8
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. Cottenham Primary School

    Community school

    878 m

  2. Cottenham Village College

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. The Centre School

    Academy special converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
379
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 127
  • Anti social behaviour 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 56
  • Burglary 23
  • Vehicle crime 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

Nearby transport

  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    3.6 miles

  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    4.9 miles

  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    6.1 miles

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    6.8 miles

  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    8.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Cottenham Primary School is the nearest published school at 878 m.

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

Recorded crime

379 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 127 events.

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