CB1 2EE Cambridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Petersfield. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Felton Street, Cambridge: 6 addresses
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, Mill Road (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: 7 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 23, Tenison Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2DG: up to 6 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- Boltons Warehouse, 23 Tenison Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB1 2DG: up to 1 home, permissioned (90 m)
- Housing Allocation, Land at Travis Perkins, Devonshire Road, Cambridge, CB1: up to 43 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- Travis Perkins Trading Co Ltd Devonshire Road, permissioned (300 m)
- Mill Road Depot Mill Road Cambridge CB1 2AZ: up to 236 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- 23 And 25, Hills Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1NW: up to 10 homes, permissioned (470 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 (580 m)
- Land at Parkside Police Station, Parkside, not permissioned (590 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 1 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.
Broadband
Superfast 75%, ultrafast 75%, gigabit 75% 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 | 590 m |
| Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Shelford (Cambs) 222,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Gwydir Street Cambridge | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Queen Anne Terrace Car Park | 420 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 35.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Petersfield Medical Practice | 290 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Petersfield Pharmacy | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cambridge Dencare | 360 m |
| Hospital | Brookfields Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Parkside Police Station | 570 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Cambridge Mill Road West Cashzone | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Cannons Green 480 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Cambridge University Botanic Garden 16 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 14 within 800 m; nearest Hector Pieterson Play Area 160 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Coleridge Recreation Ground 5.1 ha | 800 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,400 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 27 hectares in all.
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 65% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 75% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Felton Street.