CheckNear.me

CB4 8PW

Cottenham · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
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 8PP 382 m
CB24 8RR 791 m
CB25 9PQ 1.7 km
CB25 9TP 1.7 km
CB25 9TN 1.7 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB4 8PW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1998
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB4
Postcode sector
CB4 8
Latitude
52.307344
Longitude
0.166479
British National Grid easting
547,800
British National Grid northing
269,900

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
E00091987
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 002A · E01018233
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 002 · E02003776

Postcode source versions

Explore CB4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
4
Primary
2
Secondary
1

  1. Cottenham Primary School

    Community school

    3.9 km

  2. Cottenham Village College

    Academy converter

    3.9 km

  3. The Centre School

    Academy special converter

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • WATERBEACH AND COTTENHAM SURGERIES

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

    ODS code D81042

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    3.4 miles

  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    5.7 miles

  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    6.8 miles

  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    7.1 miles

  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    7.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 002A, 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

18,607 of 33,755

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

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Cottenham Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 1 events.

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