CB5 9PD

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 9PD 0 m
CB25 9TL 251 m
CB25 9PG 286 m
CB25 9FX 294 m
CB25 9TN 358 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB5 9PD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB5
Postcode sector
CB5 9
Latitude
52.289315
Longitude
0.173328
British National Grid easting
548,327
British National Grid northing
267,909

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04001813
Output area
E00092288
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 004C · E01018300
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
4
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Waterbeach Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km
  2. Cottenham Village College

    Academy converter

    3.4 km
  3. The Centre School

    Academy special converter

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
64
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Other theft 9
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Public order 8
  • Vehicle crime 7

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

  • WATERBEACH AND COTTENHAM SURGERIES

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

    ODS code D81042

    2.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    2.1 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    4.5 miles
  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    5.5 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    6.8 miles
  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    7.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 004C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,336 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Waterbeach Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

64 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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