CB8 0UP

Balsham · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Balsham
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB8 0UR 994 m
CB8 0UT 1.0 km
CB8 0UH 1.3 km
CB8 0UJ 1.3 km
CB21 5PF 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB8 0UP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 0
Latitude
52.174429
Longitude
0.303861
British National Grid easting
557,635
British National Grid northing
255,408

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Balsham · E05011282
Parish or community
E04001849
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00091906
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 016A · E01018218
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 016 · E02003790

Postcode source versions

Explore CB8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.7 km
  2. Meadow Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

4 female, 2 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.2
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB8 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Nearby transport

  • Dullingham Rail Station

    RLY · Dullingham

    3.3 miles
  • Wyck Hall Stud

    BCT · Newmarket

    5.7 miles
  • Wyck Hall Stud

    BCT · Newmarket

    5.7 miles
  • Princess Way

    BCT · Newmarket

    6.1 miles
  • Princess Way

    BCT · Newmarket

    6.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 016A, 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

24,673 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 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.

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Great Wilbraham CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 2.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 4 events.

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