CB1 1EG Cambridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Market. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Warkworth Street, Cambridge: 109 addresses
- Prospect Row, Cambridge: 16 addresses
- Adam and Eve Street, Cambridge: 9 addresses
- Newmarket Road, Cambridge: 4 addresses
- Warkworth Terrace, Cambridge: 1 address
- Mud Lane, Cambridge: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Cambridge in 2026-27: Band D £2,467 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,645 | £1,919 | £2,193 | £2,467 | £3,015 | £3,563 | £4,112 | £4,934 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (22% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Kite (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 8 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1-16, MELBOURNE PLACE, grade II
- 35, PARKSIDE, grade II
- NUMBERS 1, 1A, 2 AND 3 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Warkworth Lodge Warkworth Terrace Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1EG: up to 9 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- Land at Parkside Police Station, Parkside, not permissioned (100 m)
- Housing Allocation, Land at Parkside Police Station and Fire and Rescue Station, Parkside, Cambridge, CB1: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (100 m)
- Land Rear Of Gibson House Paradise Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1DJ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Land Rear Of 5-17 New Square Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1EY: up to 8 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Essex House 71 Regent Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire: up to 13 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- 14-17 Regent Terrace Cambridge CB2 1AA: up to 6 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- 64-68, Newmarket Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB5 8DZ: up to 80 homes, permissioned (530 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 30 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 140 addresses are between 11 m and 13 m above sea level (12 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cambridge 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Shelford (Cambs) 222,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 23 stops within 400 m, 57 within 800 m; nearest Parkside Cambridge | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 440 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Adam and Eve Street car park | 180 m |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 36.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Petersfield Medical Practice | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest New Square Dental Practice | 310 m |
| Hospital | Brookfields Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Parkside Police Station | 150 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Petersfield 9,180 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Midsummer Common 14 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | Chesterton Recreation Ground 2.4 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,980 m² | 570 m |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 42 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Emmanuel College, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 400 m west. 487 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 41 of them Grade I and 19 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel College | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 400 m west |
| Emmanuel College, Buildings Surrounding Front and New Courts and the Brick Building | Listed building, Grade I | 460 m west |
| Former Arts Theatre Workshop and Store | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m north-east |
| Mill Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 500 m east |
| Christ's College, Bathing Pool and Summer House, Including the Busts of Cudworth, Milton and Saunderson and Stone Vase in Memory of Joseph Mede | Listed building, Grade I | 530 m north-west |
| Christ's College, Fellows Building | Listed building, Grade I | 530 m west |
| Hobson's Conduit | Scheduled monument | 910 m south-west |
| Cambridge Museum Of Technology (formerly Cheddars Lane Sewage Pumping Station) | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| Cambridge Castle mound | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Backs | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km west |
| Mill Pit | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km west |
| The Grove | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north-west |
| Giants Grave | Valley | 3.6 km south-east |
| Chesterton Fen | Wetland | 3.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 127 | 140 |
13 of the postcode's 140 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 13% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Warkworth Street.