CB21 4PW South Cambridgeshire
Live postcode, introduced September 2006. Ward: Linton. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Malting Cottage, Bartlow: 19 addresses
- Dean Road, Bartlow: 14 addresses
- Bartlow Road, Bartlow: 5 addresses
- Camps Road, South Cambridgeshire: 3 addresses
- Bartlow Road, Uttlesford: 3 addresses
- Bartlow Barns, Bartlow: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Malting Cottage, Bartlow: 2 addresses
- Church Lane, Bartlow: 1 address
- Bartlow Road, Uttlesford: 1 address
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 (26% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bartlow (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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: no.
Listed buildings
- THE FORGE AND TWO COTTAGES ADJOINING, grade II
- THE OLD HALL, grade II
- THE WEST WALLED GARDEN BARTLOW PARK INCLUDING TEAK GLASS HOUSE, POTTING SHED, BOILER ROOM, TUNNEL AND BUNKER, grade II
- THREE HILLS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Bartlow Park, Camps Road, Bartlow, CAMBRIDGE, CB21 4PP, permissioned (140 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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: of the 18 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 82%, ultrafast 82%, gigabit 82% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Great Chesterford 101,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km |
| Whittlesford Parkway 454,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km | |
| Audley End 814,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Bartlow Road | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Haverhill | 8.9 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 8.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 22.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Crocus Medical Practice | 7.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Village Pharmacy | 3.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 High Street | 3.0 km |
| Hospital | Saffron Walden Community Hospital | 7.4 km |
| Police station | Saffron Walden Police Station | 7.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Camping Close 1.1 ha | 2.6 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 940 m² | 1.9 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.7 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,160 m² | 2.7 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 14% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 29% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Malting Cottage.