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CB5 9PJ

Cottenham · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Cottenham
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB5
Postcode sector
CB5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB24 8RR 184 m
CB25 9PH 817 m
CB25 9PW 1.1 km
CB24 8PP 1.3 km
CB25 9PQ 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB5 9PJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2006
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB5
Postcode sector
CB5 9
Latitude
52.307004
Longitude
0.180589
British National Grid easting
548,763
British National Grid northing
269,891

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Cottenham · E05011289
Parish or community
E04001775
Westminster constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire · E14001224
Output area
E00091987
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 002A · E01018233
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 002 · E02003776

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

    4.3 km

  2. Cottenham Village College

    Academy converter

    4.7 km

  3. The Centre School

    Academy special converter

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
35
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Burglary 3

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

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    3.2 miles

  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    5.8 miles

  • Soham

    RLY · Soham

    6.5 miles

  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    6.7 miles

  • Ely Rail Station

    RLY · Ely

    6.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 002A, 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

18,607 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 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 2.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

35 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 9 events.

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