CB4 6AB

Milton & Waterbeach · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB24 6AB 0 m
CB24 6AQ 140 m
CB24 6DD 149 m
CB24 6WZ 155 m
CB24 6AH 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB4 6AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB4
Postcode sector
CB4 6
Latitude
52.243993
Longitude
0.165636
British National Grid easting
547,953
British National Grid northing
262,853

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04010466
Output area
E00092166
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 007A · E01018272
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 007 · E02003781

Postcode source versions

Explore CB4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
21
Secondary
3
  1. Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge

    Other independent school

    150 m
  2. Milton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    453 m
  3. Shirley Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
428
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 125
  • Violence and sexual offences 71
  • Anti social behaviour 70
  • Shoplifting 45
  • Burglary 33

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

9

within 5 km

  • MILTON SURGERY

    87 COLES ROAD, MILTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 6BL

    ODS code D81612

    315 m

  • NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NUFFIELD ROAD, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1GL

    ODS code D81044

    2.3 km

  • ARBURY ROAD SURGERY

    114 ARBURY ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 2JG

    ODS code D81016

    3.3 km

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    DITTON LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8SP

    ODS code D81086

    3.3 km

  • WATERBEACH AND COTTENHAM SURGERIES

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

    ODS code D81042

    3.6 km

  • FIRS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code D81028

    3.8 km

  • RED HOUSE SURGERY

    96 CHESTERTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1ER

    ODS code D81054

    4.1 km

  • CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY

    125 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8HB

    ODS code Y00056

    4.3 km

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    4.6 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

  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    1.4 miles
  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    1.8 miles
  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    2.4 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    3.7 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    5.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 007A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,168 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 3 secondary schools. Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge is the nearest published school at 150 m.

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

Recorded crime

428 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 125 events.

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