CB8 9JZ

Balsham · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newmarket
Ward
Balsham
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB8 9JY 334 m
CB8 9LD 413 m
CB8 9LF 587 m
CB8 9JX 894 m
CB8 0SN 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB8 9JZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 9
Latitude
52.151732
Longitude
0.398544
British National Grid easting
564,192
British National Grid northing
253,094

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
South Cambridgeshire · E07000012
Electoral ward
Balsham · E05011282
Parish or community
E04001768
Westminster constituency
South Cambridgeshire · E14001481
Output area
E00091901
Lower layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 016A · E01018218
Middle layer super output area
South Cambridgeshire 016 · E02003790

Postcode source versions

Explore CB8

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Cocksedge Farm, Church Road, Carlton, Newmarket, CB8 9JZ 27 September 2024 £2,397,350
Walnut Trees, Church Road, Carlton, Newmarket, CB8 9JZ 12 February 2021 £480,000
Orchard House, Church Road, Carlton, Newmarket, CB8 9JZ 29 March 2019 £895,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Burrough Green CofE Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.5 km
  2. Thurlow Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 1
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

18 female, 19 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CB8 9 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Matthews Lane

    BCT · Great Bradley

    1.6 miles
  • Evergreen Lane

    BCT · Great Bradley

    1.6 miles
  • Old Post Office

    BCT · Great Bradley

    1.6 miles
  • Evergreen Lane

    BCT · Great Bradley

    1.6 miles
  • Old Post Office

    BCT · Great Bradley

    1.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Cambridgeshire 016A, 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

24,673 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £2,397,350 from 1 recorded sale in CB8 9JZ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Cambridgeshire is £436,011 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Burrough Green CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 1 events.

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