CB8 7AD

Newmarket North · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB8 7FL 4 m
CB8 7AJ 54 m
CB8 7FB 56 m
CB8 7SF 146 m
CB8 7SA 180 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB8 7AD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 2012
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 7
Latitude
52.256540
Longitude
0.403813
British National Grid easting
564,166
British National Grid northing
264,761

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
E00152661
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 008C · E01029955
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 008 · E02006243

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. St Louis Catholic Academy

    Academy converter

    860 m
  2. Newmarket Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    870 m
  3. Fairstead House

    Other independent school

    984 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,283
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 530
  • Shoplifting 160
  • Criminal damage and arson 121
  • Public order 93
  • Other theft 86

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB8 7 residents
7,173

Age bands in CB8 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,279 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

650 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.3%

2,422 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

2,009 residents

Age 65 and over
17.7%

1,369 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

    678 m

  • ORCHARD HOUSE SURGERY

    FRED ARCHER WAY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NU

    ODS code D83027

    1.2 km

  • THE ROOKERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE ROOKERY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NW

    ODS code D83029

    1.3 km

Nearby transport

  • St Felix School

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • Wragg Drive

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • St Felix School

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • Wragg Drive

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • Elliot Close

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 008C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,854 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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. St Louis Catholic Academy is the nearest published school at 860 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,283 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 530 events.

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