Postcode CB2 8BD (Cambridge)

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The postcode CB2 8BD is located in Cambridge, in the county of Cambridgeshire. It was introduced in September 2006 and is an active postcode. CB2 8BD is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CB2 8BD is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.3 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 CB2 8BD as Ethnicity central > Aspirational techies > New EU tech workers.

The closest road name to CB2 8BD is Gilpin Place which is centered 41 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Bowling Club and is 372 m away. The closest railway station is Cambridge Rail Station, 868 m away.

The closest primary school to CB2 8BD (for ages 11 and under) is St Pauls CofE VA Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on June 11, 2021.

The local pub for residents of CB2 8BD is Shelford Rugby Club and is 2.88 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on December 2, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 106.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.2 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 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for CB2 8BD 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 CB2 8BD and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CB2 8BD, and the approximate distance away.

Gilpin Place 41 m
Gilpin Road 55 m
Kingfisher Way 86 m
Lennox Walk 106 m
Wilkinson Place 129 m
Aberdeen Avenue 156 m
Copse Way 192 m
Shaftesbury Road 203 m
Richard Foster Road 233 m
Fitzwilliam Road 249 m
Henslow Mews 254 m
Newton Road 271 m
Diamond Close 332 m
Glenalmond Avenue 340 m
Clarendon Road 399 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode CB2 8BD

Introduction September 2006
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 CB2 8BD - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Faith's School 420 m
Abbey College Cambridge 425 m
Hills Road Sixth Form College Outstanding
(February 4, 2022)
481 m
St Mary's School 756 m
St. Andrew's College Cambridge 768 m
St Pauls CofE VA Primary School Good
(June 11, 2021)
914 m
Mander Portman Woodward Outstanding
(November 21, 2019)
933 m
Heritage School 933 m
The Stephen Perse Foundation 960 m
The Leys School 1.05 km
Sancton Wood School 1.08 km
The Perse School 1.09 km
St Alban's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(November 26, 2014)
1.09 km
Morley Memorial Primary School Good
(March 13, 2018)
1.14 km
Long Road Sixth Form College Good
(December 12, 2019)
1.14 km
Trumpington Community College Requires improvement
(November 28, 2019)
1.42 km
Newnham Croft Primary School Good
(July 3, 2018)
1.43 km
Fawcett Primary School Good
(December 1, 2021)
1.45 km
Ridgefield Primary School Good
(November 28, 2017)
1.65 km
Coleridge Community College Good
(May 9, 2019)
1.65 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CB2 8BD - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Shelford Lodge Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
March 10, 2020
2.88 km
Shelford Rugby Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 2, 2021
2.88 km
Cambridgeshire Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 4, 2021
2.89 km
Scotsdales Garden Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 12, 2021
3.07 km
Fusion Trading (Biggleswade) Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 1, 2021
3.15 km
Arthur Rank Hospice Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 20, 2021
3.2 km
Gog Magog Golf Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 23, 2021
3.41 km
The Gog Farm Shop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 25, 2021
3.47 km
NY Wines Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 10, 2021
4.06 km
Ward Kitchens Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 27, 2021
4.1 km
Shelford Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Awaiting Inspection
4.25 km
Kash Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 25, 2021
4.34 km
Zara Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 1
Needs Major Improvement
September 16, 2021
4.34 km
Barkers Bros Butchers Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 23, 2021
4.47 km
Cara Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 20, 2021
4.47 km
Co-Operative Retail Services Ltd Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
February 25, 2021
4.47 km
Square & Compasses Public House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
December 7, 2021
4.47 km
The Plough Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 24, 2020
4.47 km
Great Shelford Free Church Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
4.59 km
Bright Horizons Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
July 2, 2021
4.6 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CB2 8BD - Data from Apr 2022

Bowling Club Bus Stop/Station 372 m
Shaftesbury Road Bus Stop/Station 379 m
Bowling Club Bus Stop/Station 392 m
Shaftesbury Road Bus Stop/Station 436 m
Nuffield Hospital Bus Stop/Station 441 m
Cambridge Rail Station Rail 868 m
Shelford (Cambs) Rail Station Rail 4.45 km
Cambridge Airport Air 3.7 km
London Stansted Airport Air 34.53 km
London Luton Airport Air 48.77 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CB2 8BD - Data from Dec 2021

Empty Common Urban Greenspace 329 m
Longroad Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.2 km
Robinson Crusoe Island Woodland Or Forest 1.27 km
Mill Pit Inland Water 1.7 km
Seven Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.83 km
The Grove Woodland Or Forest 1.89 km
Eight Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.99 km
The Backs Inland Water 2.09 km
Butt Green Urban Greenspace 2.24 km
Grantchester Road Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.35 km
Nine Wells Woodland Or Forest 2.5 km
Old Mill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.69 km
Byron's Pool Inland Water 2.77 km
Castle Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.78 km
White Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.97 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CB2 8BD - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 62.1 Mbps 106.3 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 12.3 Mbps 14.2 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6.5 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 67 12.7
300+ Mbps 100% 462 37.5

Gas Consumption

19 meters consuming 123,849 kWh - mean 6,518 kWh : median 4,869 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

22 meters consuming 49,385 kWh - mean 2,245 kWh : median 2,056 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CB2 8BD - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Cambridgeshire
Latitude 52.18852700
Longitude 0.12871800
OS Easting 545614
OS Northing 0256610
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
20186
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Cambridgeshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Cambridge
County Electorial Division Petersfield ED
Electoral Ward Petersfield
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: Ethnicity central
Group: Aspirational techies
Subgroup: New EU tech workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Cambridge BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Cambridge BUASD
Workplace Zone E33024916
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Cambridge 012
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Cambridge 012F
Output Area / Small Area 3D1