CB2 1QQ Cambridge
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Market. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Trumpington Street, Cambridge: 20 addresses
- Trumpington Street, 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, Historic Core (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 20.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 1, TRUMPINGTON STREET, grade II
- 10, TRUMPINGTON STREET, grade II
- 11 AND 12, TRUMPINGTON STREET, grade II
- 13 AND 14, TRUMPINGTON STREET, grade II
- 15 AND 16, TRUMPINGTON STREET, grade II
- 17, TRUMPINGTON STREET, grade II
- 18 AND 19, TRUMPINGTON STREET, grade II
- 2, TRUMPINGTON STREET, grade II
- 21, TRUMPINGTON STREET, grade II
- Construction in Aluminium by Kenneth Martin, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, grade II
- Four Richardson Candles outside no.s 10, 16, 19 and opposite 19 Trumpington Street, grade II
- Gates, gate piers and railings of the Cambridge Judge Business School fronting Trumpington Street, grade II
- Grove Lodge and outbuilding to south, grade II
- HOBSON'S CONDUIT, grade II
- K6 Telephone Kiosk outside St Peter's Terrace, grade II
- Nos. 1-12 Scroope Terrace, the 1959 rear extension to no. 1 Scroope Terrace and the railings to the front., grade II
- RAILINGS AND GATES OF ST PETER'S TERRACE FRONTING TRUMPINGTON STREET, grade II
- TELEPHONE KIOSK OUTSIDE ADDENBROOKE'S HOSPITAL, grade II
- TRUMPINGTON STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- WILLIAM STONE BUILDING, PETERHOUSE COLLEGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Essex House 71 Regent Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire: up to 13 homes, permissioned (420 m)
- 14-17 Regent Terrace Cambridge CB2 1AA: up to 6 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- 23 And 25, Hills Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 1NW: up to 10 homes, permissioned (630 m)
- 82-88 Hills Road and 57-63 Bateman Street: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- Housing Allocation, Land at Parkside Police Station and Fire and Rescue Station, Parkside, Cambridge, CB1: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (830 m)
- Land at Parkside Police Station, Parkside, not permissioned (830 m)
- Betjeman House Broadcasting House Botanic House and Public Houses at 106 -108, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2: up to 156 homes, permissioned (860 m)
- Betjeman House Broadcasting House Botanic House and Public Houses at 106 -108, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2: up to 156 homes, permissioned (860 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 22 addresses are between 10 m and 11 m above sea level (11 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 | 3.8 km | |
| Shelford (Cambs) 222,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 740 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Grand Arcade car park | 530 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 35.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lensfield Medical Practice | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Fitzwilliam Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 60 m |
| Hospital | Nuffeild Health Cambridge Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Parkside Police Station | 780 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 32-33 Petty Cury Halifax | 700 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 11 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8.0 ha | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Cambridge University Botanic Garden 16 ha | 450 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 690 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | University Rugby Ground 3.0 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Empty Common Allotments 1.7 ha | 850 m |
Within 800 m: 11 parks and gardens, 57 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cambridge Judge Business School, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m north-east. 476 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 46 of them Grade I and 26 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Judge Business School | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north-east |
| Hobson's Conduit | Scheduled monument | 140 m south-east |
| Hobson's Conduit | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m south-east |
| Fitzwilliam Museum and boundary wall, plinths and gates to the north-east | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m north-west |
| 31, Trumpington Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north |
| Queens' College | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 620 m north-west |
| Emmanuel College | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 620 m north-east |
| Cambridge Castle mound | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Robinson Crusoe Island | Wood | 250 m south-west |
| Mill Pit | Lake or reservoir | 490 m north-west |
| The Backs | Lake or reservoir | 580 m north-west |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.5 km north |
| Giants Grave | Valley | 3.8 km south-east |
| Chesterton Fen | Wetland | 4.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 22 | 22 |
None of the postcode's 22 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 22 | 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) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 71% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 15% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 77% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 2% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | under 1% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Unnamed street near Trumpington Street.