Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 7.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for CB8 7FN
Postcode
CB8 7FN
Coordinates
52.2654, 0.3708
Grid reference
TL618656
Easting
561,880
Northing
265,671
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9F42798C+58
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Exning
Travel to Work
Cambridge
ITL Region
West Suffolk
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.
22880
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22880 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CB8 7FN
England & WalesCrime trends · near CB8 7FN
Counts are for Exning 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
5
YoY -50%
35205
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.85.5%
Other White6.1%
White Irish1.9%
Other Asian1.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.0%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
Christian50.4%
No religion42.5%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
50–6420.3%
35–4919.1%
25–3415.2%
65–749.9%
75–847.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Other16.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.6%
Any member 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.9%
All members 66+11.4%
+ 7 other households · 32.1%
Administrative Information
West Suffolk
Local Authority
Council AreaWest Suffolk E14001578
Constituency
E14001578Suffolk
Police Force
England
Ward
Exning
Constituency code
E14001578
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Exning
International Territorial Level
West Suffolk
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Suffolk
NHS EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Norfolk and Suffolk Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Suffolk
Sub ICB Location
NHS Norfolk and Suffolk ICB - 07K
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
West Suffolk 008A E01029937
E01029937MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Suffolk 008 E02006243
E02006243LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Forest Heath 006A E01029937
E01029937MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Forest Heath 006 E02006243
E02006243Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:49 AM
Sunrise
5:51 PM
Sunset
12 hours 2 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:49 AM
Sunset (today)
5:51 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 2 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 2001
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~25 years
Active Duration
2001 -> PresentDecember 2001 — Introduced
Postcode CB8 7FN introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 22880
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01029937 and MSOA E02006243 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CB8 7FN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2001
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~25 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CB8 7FN
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
75%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
64%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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