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CB5 8EF

Abbey · Cambridge · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB5 8ND 96 m
CB5 8NE 200 m
CB5 8LY 210 m
CB5 8XD 221 m
CB5 8RQ 232 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB5 8EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB5
Postcode sector
CB5 8
Latitude
52.207225
Longitude
0.161197
British National Grid easting
547,772
British National Grid northing
258,755

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Cambridge · E07000008
Electoral ward
Abbey · E05013050
Parish or community
E43000042
Westminster constituency
Cambridge · E14001149
Output area
E00090535
Lower layer super output area
Cambridge 006E · E01017947
Middle layer super output area
Cambridge 006 · E02003724

Postcode source versions

Explore CB5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
33
Secondary
8

  1. The Fields Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    79 m

  2. The Galfrid School

    Academy sponsor led

    175 m

  3. St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    876 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,873
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 809
  • Shoplifting 503
  • Anti social behaviour 346
  • Criminal damage and arson 190
  • Other theft 182

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB5 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • EAST BARNWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    DITTON LANE, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8SP

    ODS code D81086

    857 m

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    1.3 km

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    1.4 km

  • CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY

    125 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8HB

    ODS code Y00056

    1.5 km

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    2.0 km

  • NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NUFFIELD ROAD, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1GL

    ODS code D81044

    2.1 km

  • RED HOUSE SURGERY

    96 CHESTERTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1ER

    ODS code D81054

    2.3 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    2.4 km

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81025

    2.5 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    2.6 km

  • LENSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    48 LENSFIELD ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1EH

    ODS code D81001

    2.7 km

  • BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81037

    2.9 km

  • TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    56 TRUMPINGTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1RG

    ODS code D81013

    3.0 km

  • ARBURY ROAD SURGERY

    114 ARBURY ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 2JG

    ODS code D81016

    3.1 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81066

    3.1 km

  • HUNTINGDON ROAD SURGERY

    1 HUNTINGDON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 0DB

    ODS code D81002

    3.6 km

  • NEWNHAM WALK SURGERY

    WORDSWORTH GROVE, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 9HS

    ODS code D81005

    3.6 km

  • MILTON SURGERY

    87 COLES ROAD, MILTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 6BL

    ODS code D81612

    3.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    0.6 miles

  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    1.2 miles

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    1.4 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    2.6 miles

  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cambridge 006E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,146 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

73 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 8 secondary schools. The Fields Nursery School is the nearest published school at 79 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,873 published events cover 12 months, averaging 239.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 809 events.

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