CB1 9AN South Cambridgeshire
Live postcode, introduced September 2006. Ward: Fen Ditton & Fulbourn. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Fulbourn Road, Teversham: 31 addresses
- Cox's Drove, Fulbourn: 2 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in South Cambridgeshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,536 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,691 | £1,973 | £2,254 | £2,536 | £3,100 | £3,663 | £4,227 | £5,073 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (37% of about 790 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, South Cambridgeshire.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- L Abri, Teversham Road, Fulbourn, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 5EB, permissioned (480 m)
- Ida Darwin Hospital, Fulbourn Old Drift, Fulbourn, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 5EE: up to 203 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Ida Darwin Hospital, Fulbourn Old Drift, Fulbourn, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 5EE: up to 203 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Ida Darwin Hospital, Fulbourn Old Drift, FULBOURN, CB21 5EE, pending decision (700 m)
- Hannah Reed And Associates Telford House 76 Cow Lane Fulbourn Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB21 5HB: up to 11 homes, permissioned (930 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 33 addresses are between 9 m and 10 m above sea level (9 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 | 4.5 km |
| Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Shelford (Cambs) 222,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Ferndale Teversham | 480 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hospital Bus Station Addenbrookes | 4.3 km |
| Car parks | Cambridge Park and Ride | 2.6 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 940 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 34.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cherry Hinton Medical Centre | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco In-Store Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Cherry Hinton Dental Centre | 2.1 km |
| Hospital | Fulbourn Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Parkside Police Station | 5.1 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Fulbourn, Fulbourn | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,150 m² | 1.4 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ferndale Children's Playground 140 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 910 m |
| Allotments | Wenvoe Close Allotments 7,150 m² | 1.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Settlement site by Caudle Corner Farm, a scheduled monument, 550 m south-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Settlement site by Caudle Corner Farm | Scheduled monument | 550 m south-west |
| Moated site at Manor Farm | Scheduled monument | 790 m north-west |
| Iron Age ritual enclosure containing a Bronze Age barrow, and Roman cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Limepit Hill | Hill | 2.0 km south |
| Giants Grave | Valley | 2.3 km south-west |
| Hall Orchard | Wood | 2.3 km south-east |
| Limekiln Close | Wood | 2.4 km south-west |
| Shardelowes Spring | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km south-east |
| Chesterton Fen | Wetland | 4.8 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 33 |
3 of the postcode's 33 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 88% | 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) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Fulbourn Road.