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CB8 9LA

Balsham · South Cambridgeshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Balsham
Local authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CB8 9JZ 211 m
CB8 9LD 372 m
CB8 9JY 533 m
CB8 9LF 795 m
CB8 9JX 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB8 9LA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2019
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 9
Latitude
52.150091
Longitude
0.397009
British National Grid easting
564,093
British National Grid northing
252,908

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

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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

    2.7 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
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 4
  • Other theft 2

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.

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

  • Evergreen Lane

    BCT · Great Bradley

    1.6 miles

  • Old Post Office

    BCT · Great Bradley

    1.6 miles

  • Old Post Office

    BCT · Great Bradley

    1.7 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.

Evidence in context

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 1.7 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 Burglary with 4 events.

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