CB1 1NA Cambridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Petersfield. Region: East of England.
Streets
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 E (23% of about 610 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, New Town And Glisson Road (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 12 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- OWEN WEBB HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 14-17 Regent Terrace Cambridge CB2 1AA: up to 6 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Housing Allocation, Land at Parkside Police Station and Fire and Rescue Station, Parkside, Cambridge, CB1: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
- Land at Parkside Police Station, Parkside, not permissioned (260 m)
- Essex House 71 Regent Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire: up to 13 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Warkworth Lodge Warkworth Terrace Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 1EG: up to 9 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- 23 And 25, Hills Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1NW: up to 10 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- 23, Tenison Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2DG: up to 6 homes, permissioned (470 m)
- Boltons Warehouse, 23 Tenison Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2DG: up to 1 home, permissioned (470 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 addresses are about 12 m above sea level.
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 | 930 m |
| Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Shelford (Cambs) 222,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 55 within 800 m; nearest Gonville Place Cambridge | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 610 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Queen Anne Terrace Car Park | 30 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Queen Anne Terrace, Cambridge | 0 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 35.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Petersfield Medical Practice | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Petersfield Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 300 m |
| Hospital | Nuffeild Health Cambridge Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Parkside Police Station | 210 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Cambridge Mill Road West Cashzone | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Donkey's Common 6,280 m² | 10 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Cambridge University Botanic Garden 16 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 12 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | Coleridge Recreation Ground 5.1 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,980 m² | 910 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 46 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs, Cambridge, a listed building (Grade I), 340 m south-west. 408 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 29 of them Grade I and 12 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs, Cambridge | Listed building, Grade I | 340 m south-west |
| Wanstead House | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m south-west |
| Emmanuel College | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 490 m north-west |
| Downing College, the East and West Ranges, Including the Hall, the Master's Lodge and the East and West Lodges | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m west |
| Mill Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 510 m east |
| Emmanuel College, Buildings Surrounding Front and New Courts and the Brick Building | Listed building, Grade I | 530 m north-west |
| Hobson's Conduit | Scheduled monument | 650 m south-west |
| Cambridge Museum Of Technology (formerly Cheddars Lane Sewage Pumping Station) | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Cambridge Castle mound | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Robinson Crusoe Island | Wood | 940 m south-west |
| Mill Pit | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km west |
| The Backs | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north-west |
| Giants Grave | Valley | 3.4 km south-east |
| Chesterton Fen | Wetland | 4.0 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 13 |
13 of the postcode's 13 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 | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 6% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 92% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 25% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 0% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 7% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 41% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 67% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 2% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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.