CB4 5SS

Swavesey · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB24 4SS 107 m
CB24 4SR 328 m
CB24 4AQ 515 m
CB24 4SL 658 m
PE28 9QL 698 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB4 5SS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB4
Postcode sector
CB4 5
Latitude
52.301717
Longitude
-0.050330
British National Grid easting
533,037
British National Grid northing
268,854

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Swavesey · E05011305
Parish or community
E04001783
Output area
E00092186
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 021B · E01018277
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 021 · E02006874

Postcode source versions

Explore CB4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Fen Drayton Primary School

    Community school

    668 m
  2. Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km
  3. Holywell CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
172
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 107
  • Anti social behaviour 20
  • Vehicle crime 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Public order 7

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • GROVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CROMWELL PLACE, ST. IVES, PE27 5JD

    ODS code D81030

    2.8 km

  • SWAVESEY SURGERY

    58 BOXWORTH END, SWAVESEY, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 4RA

    ODS code D81607

    3.5 km

  • SPINNEY SURGERY

    THE SPINNEY, RAMSEY ROAD, ST. IVES, PE27 3TP

    ODS code D81049

    4.2 km

  • OVER SURGERY

    1 DRINGS CLOSE, OVER, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 5NZ

    ODS code D81033

    4.5 km

  • RIVERPORT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ORCHARD SURGERY, CONSTABLE ROAD, ST. IVES, PE27 3ER

    ODS code D81606

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Huntingdon Rail Station

    RLY · Huntingdon

    6.3 miles
  • St Neots Rail Station

    RLY · St Neots

    9.7 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    10.9 miles
  • Village Centre

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    12.7 miles
  • Hatley Turn

    BCT · Cockayne Hatley

    12.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 021B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,542 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Fen Drayton Primary School is the nearest published school at 668 m.

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

Recorded crime

172 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 107 events.

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