CB8 8JW

Woodditton · East Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
East Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB8 9DD 1 m
CB8 8AS 417 m
CB8 9DE 470 m
CB8 9HD 666 m
CB8 9HE 809 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB8 8JW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 8
Latitude
52.223978
Longitude
0.441516
British National Grid easting
566,861
British National Grid northing
261,226

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
East Cambridgeshire · E07000009
Parish or community
E04001625
Output area
E00090889
Lower layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 011D · E01032611
Middle layer super output area
East Cambridgeshire 011 · E02006825

Postcode source versions

Explore CB8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Cheveley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.4 km
  2. Ditton Lodge Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  3. All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket

    Academy sponsor led

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
28
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Burglary 4
  • Other theft 4
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

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 straight-line

  • THE ROOKERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE ROOKERY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NW

    ODS code D83029

    3.4 km

  • ORCHARD HOUSE SURGERY

    FRED ARCHER WAY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NU

    ODS code D83027

    3.5 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code D83067

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Barry Lynham Drive

    BCT · Newmarket

    1.5 miles
  • Barry Lynham Drive

    BCT · Newmarket

    1.5 miles
  • Boleyn Walk

    BCT · Newmarket

    1.5 miles
  • Boleyn Walk

    BCT · Newmarket

    1.5 miles
  • Park

    BCT · Newmarket

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for East Cambridgeshire 011D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,394 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Cheveley CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

28 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

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