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CB4 8GG

Cottenham · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Cottenham
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB4
Postcode sector
CB4 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB24 8GG 4 m
CB24 8TX 44 m
CB24 8SS 60 m
CB24 8UB 61 m
CB24 8XS 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB4 8GG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB4
Postcode sector
CB4 8
Latitude
52.283906
Longitude
0.124197
British National Grid easting
544,994
British National Grid northing
267,208

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
Westminster constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire · E14001224
Output area
E00091979
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 002D · E01018236
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 002 · E02003776

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
7
Secondary
2

  1. Cottenham Village College

    Academy converter

    159 m

  2. The Centre School

    Academy special converter

    159 m

  3. Cottenham Primary School

    Community school

    470 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
337
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 111
  • Anti social behaviour 68
  • Criminal damage and arson 47
  • Burglary 23
  • Public order 16

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

1

within 5 km

  • FIRS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code D81028

    4.4 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

    3.4 miles

  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    4.4 miles

  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    5.6 miles

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    6.2 miles

  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    7.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 002D, 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

18,053 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

15 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Cottenham Village College is the nearest published school at 159 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

337 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 111 events.

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