CB4 8EB

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 9FB 6 m
CB25 9FY 41 m
CB25 9FS 89 m
CB25 9FR 170 m
CB25 9FT 291 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB4 8EB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB4
Postcode sector
CB4 8
Latitude
52.263627
Longitude
0.164409
British National Grid easting
547,804
British National Grid northing
265,034

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04001813
Output area
E00092290
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 004C · E01018300
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 004 · E02003778

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Waterbeach Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km
  2. Milton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  3. Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge

    Other independent school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
84
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 27
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Burglary 8
  • Other theft 8

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

  • WATERBEACH AND COTTENHAM SURGERIES

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

    ODS code D81042

    2.2 km

  • MILTON SURGERY

    87 COLES ROAD, MILTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 6BL

    ODS code D81612

    2.4 km

  • FIRS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code D81028

    4.2 km

  • NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NUFFIELD ROAD, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1GL

    ODS code D81044

    4.3 km

  • ARBURY ROAD SURGERY

    114 ARBURY ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 2JG

    ODS code D81016

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    1.4 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    2.7 miles
  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    3.8 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    4.9 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    6.3 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

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Waterbeach Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

84 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 27 events.

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