CB8 0QU

Newmarket West · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
West Suffolk
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB8 0NW 28 m
CB8 0NL 141 m
CB8 0NS 152 m
CB8 0NY 152 m
CB8 0NP 174 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB8 0QU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 0
Latitude
52.243704
Longitude
0.388968
British National Grid easting
563,200
British National Grid northing
263,300

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
E00152640
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 015B · E01029949
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 015 · E02006826

Postcode source versions

Explore CB8

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

    494 m
  2. Paddocks Primary School

    Community school

    762 m
  3. Newmarket Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    882 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,213
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 528
  • Shoplifting 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 120
  • Public order 92
  • Other theft 84

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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 2024-04-08.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code D83067

    1.1 km

  • THE ROOKERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE ROOKERY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NW

    ODS code D83029

    1.1 km

  • ORCHARD HOUSE SURGERY

    FRED ARCHER WAY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NU

    ODS code D83027

    1.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Valley Way Stores

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.2 miles
  • Valley Way Stores

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.2 miles
  • Princess Way

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.2 miles
  • Princess Way

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.2 miles
  • Manderston Road

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 494 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,213 published events cover 12 months, averaging 101.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 528 events.

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