CB22 7AL South Cambridgeshire
Live postcode, introduced November 2025. Ward: Barrington. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Haslingfield Road, South Cambridgeshire: 21 addresses
- Clunch Avenue, Barrington: 18 addresses
- Chapel Hill, South Cambridgeshire: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near High Street, Harlton: 2 addresses
- Chapel Hill, South Cambridgeshire: 1 address
- Clunch Avenue, Barrington: 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 1,330 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Barrington Cement Plant, Haslingfield Road, Barrington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 7RQ: up to 220 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Former CEMEX Cement Works, Barrington Cement Plant, Haslingfield Road, Barrington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 7RQ, pending decision (860 m (0.5 miles))
- 7 Back Lane Barrington Cambridgeshire CB22 7RF, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
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 16 m and 66 m above sea level (32 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Foxton 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Shepreth 110,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Meldreth 246,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Primary School Barrington | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | The Busway Trumpington Park-and-Ride | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | BE.EV Charging Station | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 31.1 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Harston Surgery | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Appletree Dental Practice | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Papworth Hospital (Papworth Everard) | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Police station | Sawston Police Station | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Harston, Harston Cashzone | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Barrington Green 6,940 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,410 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,170 m² | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,100 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 750 m (0.5 miles) south. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 750 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Money Hill Round Barrow Cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Haslingfield Hall: a post-medieval moated site and associated formal garden remains, bridge, park wall and gateway | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Money Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Barrington Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Cracknow Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Riddy Island | Island | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) north-east |
| Hauxton Junction | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 45 | 46 |
1 of the postcode's 46 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for South Cambridgeshire: see them on the South Cambridgeshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 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) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 7 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 Haslingfield Road.