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CB8 8QJ

Kentford & Moulton · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Kentford & Moulton
Local authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
West Suffolk
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB8 7PJ 0 m
CB8 7PH 1.7 km
CB8 8QN 1.8 km
CB8 7PL 1.8 km
CB8 7RQ 1.9 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB8 8QJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 8
Latitude
52.262917
Longitude
0.452711
British National Grid easting
567,479
British National Grid northing
265,582

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Electoral ward
Kentford & Moulton · E05012783
Parish or community
E04012767
Westminster constituency
West Suffolk · E14001578
Output area
E00152679
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 007B · E01029957
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 007 · E02006242

Postcode source versions

Explore CB8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km

  2. Kennett Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.2 km

  3. Fairstead House

    Other independent school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Other crime 1
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

8 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB8 8 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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • ORCHARD HOUSE SURGERY

    FRED ARCHER WAY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NU

    ODS code D83027

    3.7 km

  • THE ROOKERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE ROOKERY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NW

    ODS code D83029

    3.8 km

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code D83067

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Lark Hill

    BCT · Moulton

    1.3 miles

  • Lark Hill

    BCT · Moulton

    1.3 miles

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Moulton

    1.4 miles

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Moulton

    1.4 miles

  • Abington Place

    BCT · Newmarket

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 007B, 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

23,987 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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
6
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

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 2 events.

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