CB8 7RS

Newmarket North · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB8 7RX 97 m
CB8 7RR 103 m
CB8 7RP 145 m
CB8 7RW 169 m
CB8 7RT 204 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB8 7RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 7
Latitude
52.263343
Longitude
0.383649
British National Grid easting
562,765
British National Grid northing
265,472

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
E00152658
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 008D · E01029956
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 008 · E02006243

Postcode source versions

Explore CB8

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Royal Palace Close, Newmarket, CB8 7RS 19 January 2018 £275,000
14, Royal Palace Close, Newmarket, CB8 7RS 6 December 2017 £281,000
1, Royal Palace Close, Newmarket, CB8 7RS 30 September 2015 £207,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Laureate Community Academy

    Academy converter

    785 m
  2. Exning Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Cambian Dunbroch School

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
591
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 262
  • Shoplifting 57
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Other theft 46
  • Vehicle crime 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
68

33 female, 35 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.9% 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

    1.8 km

  • ORCHARD HOUSE SURGERY

    FRED ARCHER WAY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NU

    ODS code D83027

    2.5 km

  • THE ROOKERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE ROOKERY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NW

    ODS code D83029

    2.5 km

  • BURWELL SURGERY

    NEWMARKET ROAD, BURWELL, CAMBRIDGE, CB25 0AE

    ODS code D81051

    3.7 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

  • Highclere Close

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • Highclere Close

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • Mill Reef Close

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • Mill Reef Close

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • Community Centre

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 008D, 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

23,791 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Laureate Community Academy is the nearest published school at 785 m.

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

Recorded crime

591 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 262 events.

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