CB8 0QA

Newmarket West · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newmarket
Local authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
West Suffolk
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB8 0QB 79 m
CB8 0QG 113 m
CB8 0QQ 141 m
CB8 0PX 153 m
CB8 0PZ 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB8 0QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 0
Latitude
52.247012
Longitude
0.392134
British National Grid easting
563,404
British National Grid northing
263,675

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Parish or community
E04012768
Westminster constituency
West Suffolk · E14001578
Output area
E00152653
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 015B · E01029949
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 015 · E02006826

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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75 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
134, Windsor Road, Newmarket, CB8 0QA 30 October 2025 £270,000
154, Windsor Road, Newmarket, CB8 0QA 17 March 2025 £255,000
150, Windsor Road, Newmarket, CB8 0QA 26 April 2024 £283,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    387 m
  2. Newmarket Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    458 m
  3. Paddocks Primary School

    Community school

    469 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,303
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 550
  • Shoplifting 148
  • Criminal damage and arson 135
  • Public order 97
  • Other theft 94

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
131

64 female, 67 male

Postcode households
64
Residents per household
2.0
CB8 0 residents
10,094

Age bands in CB8 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

1,560 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

962 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.4%

2,733 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.4%

2,359 residents

Age 65 and over
18.1%

1,680 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB8 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

    NEWMARKET HOSPITAL, 56 EXNING ROAD, NEWMARKET, CB8 7JG

    ODS code D83067

    691 m

  • THE ROOKERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE ROOKERY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NW

    ODS code D83029

    942 m

  • ORCHARD HOUSE SURGERY

    FRED ARCHER WAY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NU

    ODS code D83027

    945 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Valley Way Stores

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • Drinkwater Close

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • Drinkwater Close

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 015B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,488 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
11
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
5
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £286,500 from 8 recorded sales in CB8 0QA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Suffolk is £296,879 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 387 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,303 published events cover 12 months, averaging 108.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 550 events.

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