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CB5 8AH

Market · Cambridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Market
Local authority
Cambridge
Constituency
Cambridge
Postcode district
CB5
Postcode sector
CB5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB5 8AQ 34 m
CB5 8AP 43 m
CB5 8AB 55 m
CB5 8AF 59 m
CB5 8AT 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB5 8AH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2015
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB5
Postcode sector
CB5 8
Latitude
52.209855
Longitude
0.118321
British National Grid easting
544,834
British National Grid northing
258,961

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Cambridge · E07000008
Electoral ward
Market · E05013057
Parish or community
E43000042
Westminster constituency
Cambridge · E14001149
Output area
E00090712
Lower layer super output area
Cambridge 007H · E01035515
Middle layer super output area
Cambridge 007 · E02003725

Postcode source versions

Explore CB5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
78
Primary
36
Secondary
9

  1. Park Street CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    108 m

  2. University of Cambridge

    Higher education institutions

    518 m

  3. Chesterton Community College

    Academy converter

    851 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,289
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,654
  • Shoplifting 1,366
  • Anti social behaviour 616
  • Other theft 471
  • Bicycle theft 439

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB5 8 residents
13,530

Age bands in CB5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13%

1,900 residents

Age 15 to 24
24%

3,501 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.2%

5,003 residents

Age 45 to 64
19%

2,782 residents

Age 65 and over
9.8%

1,425 residents

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 2024-04-08.

GP practices

19

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 ALL SAINTS PASSAGE, OFF BRIDGE ST, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 3LS

    ODS code D81037

    233 m

  • HUNTINGDON ROAD SURGERY

    1 HUNTINGDON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 0DB

    ODS code D81002

    729 m

  • TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    56 TRUMPINGTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1RG

    ODS code D81013

    823 m

  • RED HOUSE SURGERY

    96 CHESTERTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1ER

    ODS code D81054

    932 m

  • NEWNHAM WALK SURGERY

    WORDSWORTH GROVE, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 9HS

    ODS code D81005

    1.3 km

  • LENSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    48 LENSFIELD ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1EH

    ODS code D81001

    1.3 km

  • CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY

    125 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8HB

    ODS code Y00056

    1.4 km

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    1.4 km

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    1.7 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    1.8 km

  • ARBURY ROAD SURGERY

    114 ARBURY ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 2JG

    ODS code D81016

    1.9 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    2.6 km

  • NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NUFFIELD ROAD, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1GL

    ODS code D81044

    2.9 km

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    DITTON LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8SP

    ODS code D81086

    3.4 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    3.7 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL CENTRE, 59 QUEEN EDITHS WAY, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8PJ

    ODS code D81066

    4.0 km

  • FIRS HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code D81028

    4.0 km

  • MILTON SURGERY

    87 COLES ROAD, MILTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 6BL

    ODS code D81612

    4.7 km

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    34 FISHERS LANE, CHERRY HINTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 9HR

    ODS code D81025

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    1.4 miles

  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    2.0 miles

  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    2.4 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    2.5 miles

  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cambridge 007H, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,367 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
1 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

78 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 9 secondary schools. Park Street CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 108 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,289 published events cover 12 months, averaging 524.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,654 events.

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