CB4 4TB

Cottenham · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB4
Postcode sector
CB4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB25 9QA 948 m
CB25 9PE 977 m
CB24 8RL 985 m
CB24 8BW 1.1 km
CB25 9FH 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB4 4TB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB4
Postcode sector
CB4 4
Latitude
52.283275
Longitude
0.155043
British National Grid easting
547,100
British National Grid northing
267,200

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
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
11
Primary
5
Secondary
2
  1. Cottenham Village College

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  2. The Centre School

    Academy special converter

    2.0 km
  3. Cottenham Primary School

    Community school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
47
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Public order 7
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Burglary 5
  • Other crime 4

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • WATERBEACH AND COTTENHAM SURGERIES

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

    ODS code D81042

    3.0 km

  • MILTON SURGERY

    87 COLES ROAD, MILTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 6BL

    ODS code D81612

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    2.3 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    4.1 miles
  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    5.2 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    6.2 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    7.6 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. Cottenham Village College is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

47 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 16 events.

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