Postcode CB1 8RA (Cambridge)

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The postcode CB1 8RA is located in Cambridge, in the county of Cambridgeshire. It was introduced in December 1998 and is an active postcode. CB1 8RA is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CB1 8RA is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of CB1 8RA as Multicultural metropolitans > Rented family living > Social renting young families.

The closest road name to CB1 8RA is Gunhild Way which is centered 78 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Godwin Way and is 71 m away. The closest railway station is Cambridge Rail Station, 1.9 km away.

The closest primary school to CB1 8RA (for ages 11 and under) is Queen Emma Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on June 29, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The Netherhall School. The last OFSTED inspection on October 17, 2018 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of CB1 8RA is Shelford Rugby Club and is 3.37 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on December 2, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 104.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.8 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for CB1 8RA is covered by the Cambridgeshire police force association and Cambridgeshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to CB1 8RA and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CB1 8RA, and the approximate distance away.

Gunhild Way 78 m
Ventress Close 101 m
Tillyard Way 173 m
Glenmere Close 181 m
Rothleigh Road 181 m
Gunhild Close 190 m
Spalding Way 216 m
Bullen Close 219 m
Godwin Way 222 m
Baycliffe Close 229 m
Strangeways Road 243 m
Gunhild Court 262 m
Missleton Court 314 m
Bosworth Road 322 m
Queen Edith's Way 405 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode CB1 8RA

Introduction December 1998
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from CB1 8RA - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Queen Emma Primary School Good
(June 29, 2017)
72 m
Queen Edith Primary School Good
(December 5, 2017)
371 m
The Netherhall School Good
(October 17, 2018)
498 m
Holme Court School Outstanding
(November 23, 2017)
539 m
Oaks International School Good
(June 27, 2019)
539 m
St Bede's Inter-Church School Outstanding
(October 3, 2013)
816 m
Morley Memorial Primary School Good
(March 13, 2018)
1.01 km
Ridgefield Primary School Good
(November 28, 2017)
1.14 km
Coleridge Community College Good
(May 9, 2019)
1.14 km
The Spinney Primary School Outstanding
(December 12, 2008)
1.19 km
The Perse School 1.39 km
Colville Primary School Good
(March 5, 2019)
1.41 km
Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Good
(April 27, 2018)
1.5 km
Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology Good
(May 17, 2017)
1.64 km
Hills Road Sixth Form College Outstanding
(February 4, 2022)
1.67 km
Abbey College Cambridge 1.75 km
Bewick Bridge Community Primary School Good
(December 9, 2021)
1.75 km
Long Road Sixth Form College Good
(December 12, 2019)
1.87 km
St Philip's CofE Aided Primary School Good
(November 19, 2021)
2.05 km
St. Andrew's College Cambridge 2.28 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CB1 8RA - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Arthur Rank Hospice Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 20, 2021
1.76 km
Fusion Trading (Biggleswade) Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 1, 2021
1.76 km
Gog Magog Golf Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 23, 2021
2.01 km
Ward Kitchens Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 27, 2021
2.01 km
The Gog Farm Shop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 25, 2021
2.08 km
Bright Horizons Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
July 2, 2021
2.52 km
Out to Lunch Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 19, 2021
2.7 km
Ward Kitchens Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 27, 2021
2.84 km
Scotsdales Garden Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 12, 2021
3.29 km
Cambridgeshire Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 4, 2021
3.34 km
Shelford Lodge Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
March 10, 2020
3.37 km
Shelford Rugby Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 2, 2021
3.37 km
Cambridge Steiner School School/college/university 5
Very Good
June 22, 2021
3.37 km
The Hat and Rabbit Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 7, 2021
3.37 km
NY Wines Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 10, 2021
3.84 km
Kash Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 25, 2021
3.89 km
Zara Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1
Needs Major Improvement
September 16, 2021
3.89 km
Home Close Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 1, 2020
3.98 km
Shelford Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Awaiting Inspection
4.01 km
Cheeky Monkeys Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 9, 2022
4.07 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CB1 8RA - Data from Apr 2022

Godwin Way Bus Stop/Station 71 m
Godwin Way Bus Stop/Station 77 m
Ventress Close Bus Stop/Station 142 m
Ventress Close Bus Stop/Station 198 m
The Netherhall Lower School Bus Stop/Station 249 m
Cambridge Rail Station Rail 1.9 km
Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station Rail 4.04 km
Cambridge Airport Air 2.71 km
London Stansted Airport Air 33.49 km
London Luton Airport Air 49.88 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CB1 8RA - Data from Dec 2021

Giants Grave Valley 882 m
Missleton Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.51 km
Longroad Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.01 km
Dandy's Coppice Woodland Or Forest 2.07 km
Shelford Bottom Valley 2.19 km
Empty Common Urban Greenspace 2.42 km
Nine Wells Woodland Or Forest 2.5 km
White Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.51 km
Clarke's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.59 km
Youth Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.97 km
Telegraph Clump Woodland Or Forest 3.1 km
Colin's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.2 km
Limepit Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.21 km
Robinson Crusoe Island Woodland Or Forest 3.23 km
Magog Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.3 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CB1 8RA - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 93.4 Mbps 104.6 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 14.3 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 25 7
30-300 Mbps 0% 96.5 13.4
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

25 meters consuming 290,871 kWh - mean 11,635 kWh : median 11,503 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

25 meters consuming 101,275 kWh - mean 4,051 kWh : median 2,908 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CB1 8RA - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Cambridgeshire
Latitude 52.18352300
Longitude 0.15892300
OS Easting 547697
OS Northing 0256116
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
19590
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Cambridgeshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire
County Electorial Division Queen Edith's ED
Electoral Ward Queen Edith's
Local Authority District Cambridge
Region / Government Office Region East of England
European Electoral Region Eastern
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Greater Cambridge and Greater Peterborough
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Cambridgeshire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000008
Travel To Work Area Cambridge

NHS

NHS England Region East of England
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Cambridgeshire
Cancer Alliance East of England - North
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
East of England
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Multicultural metropolitans
Group: Rented family living
Subgroup: Social renting young families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Cambridge BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Cambridge BUASD
Workplace Zone E33025861
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Cambridge 013
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Cambridge 013C
Output Area / Small Area 4A1