CB22 5UX South Cambridgeshire
Live postcode, introduced September 2006. Ward: Shelford. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Moor Close, Little Shelford: 9 addresses
- Shelford 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 D (21% of about 530 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: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: yes, South Cambridgeshire.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 9 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 15 m above sea level.
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 | 1.8 km |
| Foxton 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Whittlesford Parkway 454,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Moor Close Little Shelford | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | The Busway Trumpington Park-and-Ride | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 29.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Harston Surgery | 2.9 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Royal Papworth Hospital (Papworth Everard) | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Sawston Police Station | 4.0 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Harston, Harston Cashzone | 2.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,960 m² | 2.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 770 m² | 750 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Wale Recreation Ground 2.7 ha | 650 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 250 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 510 m east. 36 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m east |
| Iron Age and Romano-British settlement north-west of Little Shelford | Scheduled monument | 540 m north |
| Little Shelford Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m east |
| Rectory Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m east |
| Causewayed enclosure at Great Shelford | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Iron Age and Romano-British settlement site, 0.7km north-east of Hauxton | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Spinney | Wood | 880 m south-east |
| Well Head Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Well Head | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south |
| Stone Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north |
| Riddy Island | Island | 1.8 km north-west |
| Shelford Bottom | Valley | 4.1 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.2 | 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 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 10 |
7 of the postcode's 10 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 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) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Moor Close.