Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 11.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£708,810
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CB5 8JN
Cambridge
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CB5 8JN
Coordinates
52.2142, 0.1780
Grid reference
TL488595
Easting
548,898
Northing
259,564
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F42657H+M6
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Cambridge (Cambridge)
Travel to Work
Cambridge
ITL Region
South Cambridgeshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
23796
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23796 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · CB5 8JN
HM Land Registry · South Cambridgeshire
Average price
£790,086
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £708,810
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '23 – Nov '24Nov '24: 1 sales · avg £825,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£950k£825k£700k
Dec '23Jan '24Mar '24Jun '24Nov '24
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near CB5 8JN
England & WalesCrime trends · near CB5 8JN
Counts are for Fen Ditton & Fulbourn electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
38
YoY +27%
503928
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
19
YoY stable
231710
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
1592
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
11
YoY —
19113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.77.7%
Other White9.5%
White Irish4.0%
Indian1.6%
White & Asian1.2%
+ 3 other groups · 6.1%
Religion
No religion44.6%
Christian44.1%
Not answered7.3%
Hindu1.3%
+ other · 2.7%
Age groups
50–6422.9%
35–4920.9%
25–3413.3%
65–7411.3%
75–847.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.5%
Households
Other20.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.2%
Any member 66+12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.8%
All members 66+10.0%
+ 8 other households · 30.4%
Administrative Information
South Cambridgeshire
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth Cambridgeshire E14001481
Constituency
E14001481Cambridgeshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
Constituency code
E14001481
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Fen Ditton
International Territorial Level
South Cambridgeshire
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Cambridgeshire
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Cambridgeshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - 06H
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
South Cambridgeshire 007D E01018297
E01018297MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
South Cambridgeshire 007 E02003781
E02003781LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
South Cambridgeshire 007D E01018297
E01018297MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
South Cambridgeshire 007 E02003781
E02003781Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:51 AM
Sunrise
5:49 PM
Sunset
11 hours 58 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
5:49 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 58 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 2021
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~5 years
Active Duration
2021 -> PresentMay 2021 — Introduced
Postcode CB5 8JN introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode CB5 8JN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2021
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~5 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CB5 8JN
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
35%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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