CB5 9QS

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 9GL 44 m
CB25 9QP 141 m
CB25 9QT 143 m
CB25 9QE 148 m
CB25 9PY 162 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB5 9QS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB5
Postcode sector
CB5 9
Latitude
52.271983
Longitude
0.182346
British National Grid easting
549,000
British National Grid northing
266,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Parish or community
E04001848
Output area
E00092303
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 004A · E01018298
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
7
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Waterbeach Community Primary School

    Community school

    774 m
  2. Red Balloon Learner Centre - Cambridge

    Other independent school

    3.4 km
  3. Milton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
377
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 155
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Criminal damage and arson 41
  • Vehicle crime 33
  • Public order 22

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

    855 m

  • MILTON SURGERY

    87 COLES ROAD, MILTON, CAMBRIDGE, CB24 6BL

    ODS code D81612

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Waterbeach Rail Station

    RLY · Waterbeach

    0.9 miles
  • Cambridge North Rail Station

    RLY · Chesterton

    3.4 miles
  • Cambridge Airport

    GAT · Cambridge

    4.3 miles
  • Cambridge Rail Station

    RLY · Cambridge

    5.7 miles
  • Cambridge South Station

    RSE · Addenbrookes

    7.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 004A, 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

24,483 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Waterbeach Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 774 m.

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

Recorded crime

377 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 155 events.

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