CB24 8QB South Cambridgeshire
Live postcode, introduced September 2006. Ward: Cottenham. Region: East of England.
Streets
- The Green, Rampton: 26 addresses
- King Street, Rampton: 3 addresses
- Church End, Rampton: 2 addresses
- Rampton Road, Cottenham: 1 address
- The Green, Rampton: 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 (25% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Rampton (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- 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
- 1 AND 2, THE GREEN, grade II
- 1 AND 3, KING STREET, grade II
- 15, 16 AND 17, THE GREEN, grade II
- BASE OF VILLAGE CROSS, grade II
- HOME NEST, grade II
- THE MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- VILLAGE WATER PUMP, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 33 addresses are between 4 m and 7 m above sea level (7 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 95%, gigabit 95% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Waterbeach 372,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Cambridge 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km (7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King Street Rampton | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 46.3 km (29 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Willingham Medical Practice | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wiese And Associates | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Histon Police Station | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Cottenham, Cottenham | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Bug Hunter Waters 15 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,720 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m north-east. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north-east |
| Giant's Hill: a motte castle with part of an earlier medieval settlement and associated field system | Scheduled monument | 380 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Big Spinney | Wood | 840 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Nether Grove | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Nethergrove Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Turks Head Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2 miles) east |
| The Wrens | Wood | 3.3 km (2 miles) east |
| Swan Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 33 |
6 of the postcode's 33 addresses are 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 6 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 The Green.