CB23 1WX South Cambridgeshire
Live postcode, introduced August 2024. Ward: Harston & Comberton. Region: East of England.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 1,340 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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: no.
Listed buildings
- 56, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- BARN AT WILLOW FARM, grade II
- PATES FARMHOUSE, grade II
- SPRING COTTAGE, grade II
- WILLOW FARMHOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Grove Farm Harlton Road Haslingfield Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB23 1JE, permissioned (250 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.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Foxton 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Shepreth 110,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Shelford (Cambs) 222,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Post Office Haslingfield | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | The Busway Trumpington Park-and-Ride | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 32.5 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Harston Surgery | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Welfare Pharmacy | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Appletree Dental Practice | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Papworth Hospital (Papworth Everard) | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Police station | Parkside Police Station | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Harston, Harston Cashzone | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Trumpington Meadows Country Park 59 ha | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,210 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Haslingfield Hall: a post-medieval moated site and associated formal garden remains, bridge, park wall and gateway, a scheduled monument, 360 m south-east. 47 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Haslingfield Hall: a post-medieval moated site and associated formal garden remains, bridge, park wall and gateway | Scheduled monument | 360 m south-east |
| Haslingfield Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m south-east |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 460 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Money Hill Round Barrow Cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Moated complex 260m north west of Fryers Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barrington Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Money Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Butler's Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Hauxton Junction | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Riddy Island | Island | 3 km (1.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 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 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.