CB8 9BW

Newmarket West · West Suffolk · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
West Suffolk
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB8 9BP 97 m
CB8 9AS 109 m
CB8 9JS 114 m
CB8 0NB 130 m
CB8 9AT 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB8 9BW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 9
Latitude
52.240832
Longitude
0.397602
British National Grid easting
563,800
British National Grid northing
263,000

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
E00152643
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 015B · E01029949
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
12
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    423 m
  2. Ditton Lodge Primary School

    Academy converter

    910 m
  3. All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket

    Academy sponsor led

    969 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,217
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 530
  • Shoplifting 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 121
  • Public order 90
  • Other theft 80

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CB8 9 residents
7,827

Age bands in CB8 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,040 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

550 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.3%

1,577 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.2%

2,048 residents

Age 65 and over
23%

1,558 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

    729 m

  • ORCHARD HOUSE SURGERY

    FRED ARCHER WAY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NU

    ODS code D83027

    810 m

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code D83067

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • White Lion

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.0 miles
  • White Lion

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • Manderston Road

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.2 miles
  • Manderston Road

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.2 miles
  • School

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 015B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,488 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 423 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,217 published events cover 12 months, averaging 101.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 530 events.

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