Postcode CB8 8YU (West Suffolk)

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The postcode CB8 8YU is located in West Suffolk, in the county of Suffolk. It was introduced in April 1987 and is an active postcode. CB8 8YU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

CB8 8YU is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.7 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 CB8 8YU as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Self-sufficient retirement.

The closest road name to CB8 8YU is Barry Lynham Drive which is centered 40 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Barry Lynham Drive and is 96 m away. The closest railway station is Entrance2, 753 m away.

The closest primary school to CB8 8YU (for ages 11 and under) is Ditton Lodge Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 3, 2021.

The local pub for residents of CB8 8YU is The Five Bells and is 7.22 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on March 20, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Charley's Chippy and is 7.59 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on September 17, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 115.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 88.5% 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 1.7 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 CB8 8YU is covered by the Suffolk police force association and Suffolk is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to CB8 8YU and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to CB8 8YU, and the approximate distance away.

Barry Lynham Drive 40 m
Seymour Close 227 m
Stanley Road 244 m
Cheveley Road 249 m
Boleyn Walk 263 m
New Cheveley Road 275 m
The Drift 283 m
Whitegates 319 m
Heathbell Road 327 m
Malvern Close 387 m
Woodditton Road 1.18 km
Duchess Drive 1.21 km
Ashley Road 1.87 km
B1103 3.35 km
A1304 3.49 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode CB8 8YU

Introduction April 1987
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 CB8 8YU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Ditton Lodge Primary School Good
(November 3, 2021)
635 m
All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket 651 m
Fairstead House 1.34 km
St Louis Catholic Academy Good
(November 7, 2019)
1.34 km
Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy Good
(November 7, 2019)
1.62 km
Newmarket Academy Good
(May 19, 2017)
1.88 km
Paddocks Primary School Good
(November 27, 2018)
2.38 km
Laureate Community Academy Good
(March 14, 2019)
2.62 km
Cheveley CofE Primary School Good
(March 6, 2018)
3.48 km
Exning Primary School Outstanding
(January 16, 2020)
4.48 km
Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Good
(December 6, 2019)
4.71 km
Kettlefields Primary School Requires improvement
(March 28, 2019)
5.17 km
Kennett Primary School Good
(June 26, 2018)
6.9 km
Burrough Green CofE Primary School Requires improvement
(March 20, 2019)
7.41 km
Burwell Village College (Primary) Requires improvement
(November 25, 2021)
7.59 km
Fordham CofE Primary School Outstanding
(March 23, 2010)
8.22 km
St Christopher's CEVCP School Requires improvement
(September 18, 2019)
9.05 km
Swaffham Prior Church of England Primary School 9.09 km
Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary School 9.66 km
Soham Village College Good
(December 7, 2016)
11.39 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from CB8 8YU - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
F P Lanes & Sons Bakery Manufacturers/packers 5
Very Good
January 11, 2019
6.91 km
Lunchbreak Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 27, 2019
6.91 km
Messy Church Other catering premises 5
Very Good
June 17, 2019
6.91 km
The Meadow House B & B Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
September 22, 2021
6.91 km
Burwell Museum Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 8, 2015
7.06 km
Love CBD Retailers - other Exempt
7.2 km
Red House Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 14, 2022
7.22 km
The Five Bells Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 20, 2019
7.22 km
The Spring Montessori Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 3
Satisfactory
March 4, 2019
7.22 km
Pimp My Fish Mobile caterer 2
Needs Improvement
March 11, 2022
7.38 km
Hidden Treasures Retailers - other Exempt
September 1, 2021
7.41 km
The Co-operative Food Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 17, 2019
7.44 km
Voyage Care Burwell Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
March 1, 2022
7.57 km
Burwell Early Learners CIO Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 7, 2022
7.59 km
Burwell Ex-Servicemens Club Other catering premises 5
Very Good
October 6, 2009
7.59 km
Burwell Kebab Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
January 2, 2020
7.59 km
Burwell Post Office Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 22, 2011
7.59 km
Charley's Chippy Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 17, 2019
7.59 km
Guyatt House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
July 19, 2019
7.59 km
Happy Coffee Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
June 29, 2021
7.59 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to CB8 8YU - Data from Apr 2022

Barry Lynham Drive Bus Stop/Station 96 m
Barry Lynham Drive Bus Stop/Station 106 m
Park Bus Stop/Station 150 m
Park Bus Stop/Station 156 m
Boleyn Walk Bus Stop/Station 217 m
Boots Taxi Rank 991 m
White Hart Hotel Taxi Rank 1.05 km
Entrance2 Rail 753 m
Entrance1 Rail 859 m
Dullingham Rail Station Rail 5.5 km
Cambridge Airport Air 17.04 km
London Stansted Airport Air 40.39 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to CB8 8YU - Data from Dec 2021

Warren Hill Hill Or Mountain 867 m
Side Hill Hill Or Mountain 867 m
Claypit Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.1 km
Well Belt Woodland Or Forest 1.11 km
Warrenhill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.13 km
Sixteen Acre Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.3 km
Sandpit Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.41 km
Old Hollow Woodland Or Forest 1.65 km
Eight Acre Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.79 km
Bury Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.03 km
Long Tongue Woodland Or Forest 2.15 km
Derisley Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.23 km
Snailwell Belt Woodland Or Forest 2.54 km
Lower Links Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.54 km
Cheveley Belt Woodland Or Forest 2.87 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for CB8 8YU - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 72.8 Mbps 115.6 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 14.9 Mbps 39 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% 11.8 1
30-300 Mbps 11.5% 80.4 13.9
300+ Mbps 88.5% 527.5 38.3

Gas Consumption

52 meters consuming 593,598 kWh - mean 11,415 kWh : median 10,922 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

51 meters consuming 187,278 kWh - mean 3,672 kWh : median 2,641 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for CB8 8YU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Suffolk
Latitude 52.23939700
Longitude 0.41818100
OS Easting 565212
OS Northing 0262889
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
17991
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Suffolk

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
West Suffolk
County Electorial Division Exning and Newmarket ED
Electoral Ward Newmarket East
Local Authority District West Suffolk
Region / Government Office Region East of England
European Electoral Region Eastern
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: New Anglia
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Suffolk

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000245
Travel To Work Area Cambridge

NHS

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

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Ageing urban living
Subgroup: Self-sufficient retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Newmarket BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33028768
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Forest Heath 008
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Forest Heath 008F
Output Area / Small Area 5B3