CB8 9WS

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 9AJ 12 m
CB8 9AQ 27 m
CB8 9AF 36 m
CB8 9WL 61 m
CB8 0FH 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CB8 9WS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 May 2014
Postcode area
CB
Postcode district
CB8
Postcode sector
CB8 9
Latitude
52.242536
Longitude
0.401767
British National Grid easting
564,078
British National Grid northing
263,199

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
E00152639
Lower layer super output area
West Suffolk 015C · E01029950
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
11
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    447 m
  2. All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket

    Academy sponsor led

    649 m
  3. Fairstead House

    Other independent school

    814 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,255
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 540
  • Shoplifting 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 130
  • Public order 95
  • Other theft 83

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

    393 m

  • ORCHARD HOUSE SURGERY

    FRED ARCHER WAY, NEWMARKET, CB8 8NU

    ODS code D83027

    481 m

  • OAKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code D83067

    939 m

Nearby transport

  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • White Hart Hotel

    TXR · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Shelter

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • White Lion

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.1 miles
  • Horse Racing Museum

    BCT · Newmarket

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Suffolk 015C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,124 of 33,755

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

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 447 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,255 published events cover 12 months, averaging 104.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 540 events.

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