CB8 7HL

Exning · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newmarket
Ward
Exning
Local authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
West Suffolk
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB8 7HH 102 m
CB8 7FR 107 m
CB8 7HJ 115 m
CB8 7HA 156 m
CB8 7HN 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB8 7HL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 7
Latitude
52.261978
Longitude
0.370166
British National Grid easting
561,850
British National Grid northing
265,290

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Electoral ward
Exning · E05012773
Parish or community
E04012765
Westminster constituency
West Suffolk · E14001578
Output area
E00152571
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 008A · E01029937
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 008 · E02006243

Postcode source versions

Explore CB8

133 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
42, Laceys Lane, Exning, Newmarket, CB8 7HL 29 May 2026 £270,300
42, Laceys Lane, Exning, Newmarket, CB8 7HL 25 September 2025 £172,500
25, Laceys Lane, Exning, Newmarket, CB8 7HL 28 August 2025 £285,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Exning Primary School

    Academy converter

    417 m
  2. Laureate Community Academy

    Academy converter

    1.4 km
  3. Paddocks Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
321
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 145
  • Vehicle crime 30
  • Other theft 25
  • Criminal damage and arson 25
  • Burglary 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
105

48 female, 57 male

Postcode households
51
Residents per household
2.1
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

This postcode contained 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB8 7 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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code D83067

    2.4 km

  • BURWELL SURGERY

    NEWMARKET ROAD, BURWELL, CAMBRIDGE, CB25 0AE

    ODS code D81051

    2.9 km

  • ORCHARD HOUSE SURGERY

    FRED ARCHER WAY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NU

    ODS code D83027

    3.0 km

  • THE ROOKERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE ROOKERY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NW

    ODS code D83029

    3.1 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • St Martins Church

    BCT · Exning

    0.3 miles
  • St Martins Church

    BCT · Exning

    0.3 miles
  • School

    BCT · Exning

    0.3 miles
  • School

    BCT · Exning

    0.3 miles
  • Memorial

    BCT · Exning

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 008A, 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

22,880 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £270,300 from 23 recorded sales in CB8 7HL. 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Exning Primary School is the nearest published school at 417 m.

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

Recorded crime

321 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 145 events.

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