CB8 7BE

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 0BL 145 m
CB8 0DT 168 m
CB8 7SB 168 m
CB8 7SF 175 m
CB8 0BJ 189 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB8 7BE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2014
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 7
Latitude
52.256677
Longitude
0.399322
British National Grid easting
563,859
British National Grid northing
264,766

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Laureate Community Academy

    Academy converter

    748 m
  2. Newmarket Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    748 m
  3. St Louis Catholic Academy

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,279
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 524
  • Shoplifting 160
  • Criminal damage and arson 124
  • Public order 94
  • 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

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code D83067

    644 m

  • ORCHARD HOUSE SURGERY

    FRED ARCHER WAY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NU

    ODS code D83027

    1.3 km

  • THE ROOKERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE ROOKERY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NW

    ODS code D83029

    1.4 km

  • BURWELL SURGERY

    NEWMARKET ROAD, BURWELL, CAMBRIDGE, CB25 0AE

    ODS code D81051

    5.0 km

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

  • St Felix School

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • St Felix School

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • Elliot Close

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • Doug Smith Close

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • Doug Smith Close

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Laureate Community Academy is the nearest published school at 748 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,279 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 524 events.

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