CB22 5JL South Cambridgeshire
Live postcode, introduced September 2006. Ward: Shelford. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Stonehill Road, Great Shelford: 46 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 D (25% of about 630 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: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 129, Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, CAMBRIDGE, CB22 5JJ, permissioned (330 m)
- 150, Cambridge Road, Great Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 5JU: up to 4 homes, permissioned (410 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 46 addresses are between 18 m and 23 m above sea level (21 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 | Shelford (Cambs) 222,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Cambridge 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Foxton 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Stonehill Road Great Shelford | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | The Busway Trumpington Park-and-Ride | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | Addenbrooke's Car Park 2 Cambridge | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 31.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Queen Edith Medical Practice | 3.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Royal Papworth Hospital (Papworth Everard) | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Sawston Police Station | 4.5 km |
| Cash machines | Compass Group - Addenbrookes Convenience Store, Unit 3, The Retail Concourse, Hills Road Cashzone | 2.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,860 m² | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 770 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Davey Field Rugby Football Ground 5.5 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,280 m² | 110 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Causewayed enclosure at Great Shelford, a scheduled monument, 670 m south. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Causewayed enclosure at Great Shelford | Scheduled monument | 670 m south |
| Site revealed by aerial photography W of White Hill Farm | Scheduled monument | 780 m north |
| Iron Age and Romano-British settlement site, 0.7km north-east of Hauxton | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stone Hill | Hill | 290 m south-west |
| Nine Wells | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| White Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north-east |
| Riddy Island | Island | 2.2 km west |
| Byron's Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-west |
| Shelford Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 44 | 46 |
2 of the postcode's 46 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 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) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 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) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 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 Stonehill Road.