CB4 8EA

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB25 9FA 57 m
CB25 9FB 481 m
CB25 9FY 515 m
CB25 9FS 524 m
CB25 9NW 556 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB4 8EA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB4
Postcode sector
CB4 8
Latitude
52.264318
Longitude
0.171315
British National Grid easting
548,273
British National Grid northing
265,125

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04001813
Output area
E00092289
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 004C · E01018300
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 004 · E02003778

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Waterbeach Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  2. Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge

    Other independent school

    2.3 km
  3. Milton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
246
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 94
  • Anti social behaviour 40
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Vehicle crime 18
  • Other theft 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • WATERBEACH AND COTTENHAM SURGERIES

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

    ODS code D81042

    1.8 km

  • MILTON SURGERY

    87 COLES ROAD, MILTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 6BL

    ODS code D81612

    2.6 km

  • NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NUFFIELD ROAD, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1GL

    ODS code D81044

    4.5 km

  • FIRS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code D81028

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    1.1 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    2.8 miles
  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    3.8 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    5.1 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    6.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 004C, 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

18,336 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

18 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Waterbeach Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

246 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 94 events.

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