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CB5 8XT

Fen Ditton & Fulbourn · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Cambridge
Ward
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB5
Postcode sector
CB5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB5 8ED 54 m
CB5 8JN 55 m
CB5 8XS 76 m
CB5 8XR 110 m
CB5 8JW 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB5 8XT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB5
Postcode sector
CB5 8
Latitude
52.214041
Longitude
0.178787
British National Grid easting
548,951
British National Grid northing
259,549

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn · E05011291
Parish or community
E04001782
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00092280
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 007D · E01018297
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 007 · E02003781

Postcode source versions

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Property

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23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Grey Way, Cambridge, CB5 8XT 27 September 2024 £549,950
24, Grey Way, Cambridge, CB5 8XT 2 September 2024 £627,151
20, Grey Way, Cambridge, CB5 8XT 30 August 2024 £646,751

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
29
Secondary
6

  1. Marleigh Primary Academy

    Free schools

    165 m

  2. Fen Ditton Primary School

    Academy converter

    941 m

  3. Teversham CofE VA Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,134
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 385
  • Shoplifting 180
  • Anti social behaviour 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Public order 69

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
96.2%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
96.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96.2%
Gigabit-capable
96.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
96.2%
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

    789 m

  • NUFFIELD ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    NUFFIELD ROAD, CHESTERTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1GL

    ODS code D81044

    2.2 km

  • MILL ROAD SURGERY

    279-281 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3DG

    ODS code D81017

    2.7 km

  • YORK STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    146-148 YORK STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2PY

    ODS code D81003

    2.7 km

  • CAMBRIDGE ACCESS SURGERY

    125 NEWMARKET ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8HB

    ODS code Y00056

    2.8 km

  • CHERRY HINTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81025

    3.0 km

  • MILTON SURGERY

    87 COLES ROAD, MILTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 6BL

    ODS code D81612

    3.3 km

  • PETERSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2AB

    ODS code D81056

    3.4 km

  • RED HOUSE SURGERY

    96 CHESTERTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1ER

    ODS code D81054

    3.4 km

  • CORNFORD HOUSE SURGERY

    364 CHERRY HINTON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 8BA

    ODS code D81012

    3.5 km

  • ARBURY ROAD SURGERY

    114 ARBURY ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 2JG

    ODS code D81016

    3.7 km

  • WOODLANDS SURGERY

    48-49 BATEMAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1LR

    ODS code D81070

    4.0 km

  • LENSFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    48 LENSFIELD ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1EH

    ODS code D81001

    4.1 km

  • BRIDGE STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code D81037

    4.2 km

  • QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code D81066

    4.3 km

  • TRUMPINGTON STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    56 TRUMPINGTON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1RG

    ODS code D81013

    4.3 km

  • HUNTINGDON ROAD SURGERY

    1 HUNTINGDON ROAD, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 0DB

    ODS code D81002

    4.7 km

  • NEWNHAM WALK SURGERY

    WORDSWORTH GROVE, CAMBRIDGE, CB3 9HS

    ODS code D81005

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    0.4 miles

  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    1.1 miles

  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    2.2 miles

  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    3.4 miles

  • Cambridge South Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    3.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 007D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,796 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

Property market

The five-year median is £627,151 from 23 recorded sales in CB5 8XT. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Cambridgeshire is £436,011 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

64 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. Marleigh Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 165 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,134 published events cover 12 months, averaging 94.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 385 events.

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