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CB4 8QR

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 8QR 5 m
CB24 8QW 105 m
CB24 8TZ 107 m
CB24 8TR 111 m
CB24 8YY 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB4 8QR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB4
Postcode sector
CB4 8
Latitude
52.286283
Longitude
0.123519
British National Grid easting
544,940
British National Grid northing
267,471

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
E00091989
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 002B · E01018234
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 002 · E02003776

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
5
Secondary
2

  1. Cottenham Primary School

    Community school

    293 m

  2. Cottenham Village College

    Academy converter

    425 m

  3. The Centre School

    Academy special converter

    425 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

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

  • FIRS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code D81028

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    3.5 miles

  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    4.5 miles

  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    5.7 miles

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    6.4 miles

  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    7.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 002B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,974 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
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. Cottenham Primary School is the nearest published school at 293 m.

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

Recorded crime

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.