CB1 2AG Cambridge
Live postcode, introduced February 1990. 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 B (20% of about 920 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 36 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Housing Allocation, Land at Travis Perkins, Devonshire Road, Cambridge, CB1: up to 43 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- Travis Perkins Trading Co Ltd Devonshire Road, permissioned (90 m)
- 23, Tenison Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2DG: up to 6 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Boltons Warehouse, 23 Tenison Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2DG: up to 1 home, permissioned (270 m)
- Mill Road Depot Mill Road Cambridge CB1 2AZ: up to 236 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Murdoch House 40 - 44 Station Road And Remains Of Former Silo Associated With Fosters Mill Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2JH: up to 89 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- Clifton Road Area: up to 550 homes, not permissioned (560 m)
- Cambridge Carpets, 213, Mill Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 3BE: up to 14 homes, permissioned (600 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 addresses are about 16 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 | 390 m |
| Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Shelford (Cambs) 222,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Gwydir Street Cambridge | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Cambridge Station Car Park | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 35.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Petersfield Medical Practice | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Petersfield Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cambridge Dencare | 510 m |
| Hospital | Brookfields Hospital | 770 m |
| Police station | Parkside Police Station | 860 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 | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,090 m² | 230 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Cambridge University Botanic Garden 16 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 16 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 120 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Coleridge Recreation Ground 5.1 ha | 520 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,400 m² | 720 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The David Parr House, a listed building (Grade II*), 290 m north. 56 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The David Parr House | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north |
| Mill Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 600 m north |
| Wanstead House | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m west |
| The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and the English Martyrs, Cambridge | Listed building, Grade I | 790 m west |
| Botanic Garden, Cambridge | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 890 m south-west |
| Hobson's Conduit | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Cambridge Museum Of Technology (formerly Cheddars Lane Sewage Pumping Station) | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Robinson Crusoe Island | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Mill Pit | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km west |
| The Backs | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north-west |
| Giants Grave | Valley | 2.7 km south-east |
| Chesterton Fen | Wetland | 4.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 0 | 1 |
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 2 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 51 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 18 |
| Under 55 | 85 | 17 |
4 of the postcode's 89 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 72 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 50% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 9% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 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) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 71% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 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.