CB5 9HL

Milton & Waterbeach · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB5
Postcode sector
CB5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB25 9HL 4 m
CB25 9HT 36 m
CB25 9GY 140 m
CB25 9NS 155 m
CB25 9NA 187 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB5 9HL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB5
Postcode sector
CB5 9
Latitude
52.263531
Longitude
0.193494
British National Grid easting
549,789
British National Grid northing
265,083

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04001848
Output area
E00092302
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 004D · E01018301
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 004 · E02003778

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Waterbeach Community Primary School

    Community school

    650 m
  2. Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge

    Other independent school

    3.0 km
  3. Milton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
354
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 142
  • Anti social behaviour 56
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Vehicle crime 29
  • Other theft 21

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • WATERBEACH AND COTTENHAM SURGERIES

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

    ODS code D81042

    824 m

  • MILTON SURGERY

    87 COLES ROAD, MILTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 6BL

    ODS code D81612

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    0.2 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    3.1 miles
  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    3.8 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    5.4 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    6.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 004D, 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

26,431 of 33,755

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

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Waterbeach Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 650 m.

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

Recorded crime

354 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 142 events.

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