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CB8 8JS

Newmarket West · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Newmarket West
Local authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
West Suffolk
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB8 8HQ 13 m
CB8 0HN 59 m
CB8 0HL 63 m
CB8 0HW 66 m
CB8 9EY 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB8 8JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 8
Latitude
52.243679
Longitude
0.403074
British National Grid easting
564,163
British National Grid northing
263,329

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Electoral ward
Newmarket West · E05012793
Parish or community
E04012768
Westminster constituency
West Suffolk · E14001578
Output area
E00152639
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 015C · E01029950
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 015 · E02006826

Postcode source versions

Explore CB8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    487 m

  2. All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket

    Academy sponsor led

    554 m

  3. Fairstead House

    Other independent school

    659 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,261
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 543
  • Shoplifting 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 130
  • Public order 95
  • Other theft 84

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB8 8 residents
9,505

Age bands in CB8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.3%

1,245 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

845 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

2,475 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,543 residents

Age 65 and over
23.9%

2,235 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

  • THE ROOKERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE ROOKERY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NW

    ODS code D83029

    240 m

  • ORCHARD HOUSE SURGERY

    FRED ARCHER WAY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NU

    ODS code D83027

    325 m

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code D83067

    831 m

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • White Hart Hotel

    TXR · Newmarket

    0.1 miles

  • Horse Racing Museum

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles

  • Horse Racing Museum

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles

  • Boots

    TXR · Newmarket

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 015C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,124 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Possible

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. Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 487 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,261 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 543 events.

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