CB8 9JA

Withersfield · 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 9JB 548 m
CB8 9HU 692 m
CB8 9HA 1.2 km
CB8 9HH 1.2 km
CB8 9HJ 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB8 9JA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 9
Latitude
52.165566
Longitude
0.480960
British National Grid easting
569,777
British National Grid northing
254,822

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Parish or community
E04009300
Westminster constituency
West Suffolk · E14001578
Output area
E00153716
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 018B · E01030151
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 018 · E02006283

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.3 km
  2. Barnardiston Hall Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    4.8 km
  3. Wickhambrook Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

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

1

within 5 km

  • WICKHAMBROOK SURGERY

    BOYDEN CLOSE, WICKHAMBROOK, NEWMARKET, CB8 8XU

    ODS code D83003

    4.6 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Seven Elms Green

    BCT · Cowlinge

    1.0 miles
  • Seven Elms Green

    BCT · Cowlinge

    1.0 miles
  • Tillbrooks Hill

    BCT · Cowlinge

    1.1 miles
  • Tillbrook Hill

    BCT · Cowlinge

    1.1 miles
  • Three Tuns

    BCT · Cowlinge

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 018B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,406 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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
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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 2 events.

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