CB21 6DH South Cambridgeshire
Live postcode, introduced March 2018. Ward: Linton. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Granta Park, Great Abington: 3 addresses
- Pampisford Road, South Cambridgeshire: 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 (33% of about 610 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- SOUTH LODGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Cutting House, Cutting Road, GREAT ABINGTON, CB21 6AH, permissioned (360 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 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Whittlesford Parkway 454,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km |
| Great Chesterford 101,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Shelford (Cambs) 222,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Magna Close Great Abington | 730 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hospital Bus Station Addenbrookes | 8.8 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 6.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 25.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Granta Medical Practices | 3.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Granta Pharmacy | 3.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Pampisford Dental Practice | 3.3 km |
| Hospital | Fulbourn Hospital | 8.3 km |
| Police station | Sawston Police Station | 4.2 km |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-op - Sawston | 2.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,250 m² | 1.2 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 960 m² | 940 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Granta Park 3.4 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | Abington Allotments 1.1 ha | 1.0 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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 Granta Park.