CB8 9PU

Chedburgh & Chevington · 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 9PW 165 m
CB8 9PT 236 m
CB8 9PP 274 m
CB8 9PN 432 m
CB8 9PY 623 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB8 9PU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 9
Latitude
52.191756
Longitude
0.518134
British National Grid easting
572,218
British National Grid northing
257,822

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
West Suffolk · E07000245
Parish or community
E04009334
Westminster constituency
West Suffolk · E14001578
Output area
E00153710
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 017C · E01030150
Middle layer super output area
West Suffolk 017 · E02006282

Postcode source versions

Explore CB8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Wickhambrook Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 5
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

10 female, 15 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
1.5
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 0.3% 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • WICKHAMBROOK SURGERY

    BOYDEN CLOSE, WICKHAMBROOK, NEWMARKET, CB8 8XU

    ODS code D83003

    3.0 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bailey Pond

    BCT · Lidgate

    0.1 miles
  • Bailey Pond

    BCT · Lidgate

    0.1 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Cropley Grove

    1.0 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Cropley Grove

    1.0 miles
  • Crossroads

    BCT · Cropley Grove

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 017C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,967 of 33,755

Income
8 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
2 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

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Wickhambrook Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 2.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 5 events.

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