CB24 9UZ South Cambridgeshire
Live postcode, introduced September 2006. Ward: Histon & Impington. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Love's Close, Histon: 19 addresses
- Cambridge Road, Histon: 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 (30% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Histon And Impington - Histon Village (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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: 9 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Station Road Garage, Station Yard, Station Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9LF: up to 32 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- 2-4 Water Lane, OAKINGTON AND WESTWICK, CB24 3AL, permissioned (410 m)
- Old Station Yard, Cambridge Road, IMPINGTON, CB24 9NU: up to 35 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Old Station Yard, Cambridge Road, IMPINGTON, CB24 9NU: up to 38 homes, permissioned (460 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 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 addresses are about 11 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 95% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km |
| Cambridge 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Waterbeach 372,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Poplar Road Histon | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 4.6 km |
| EV charging points | Building 406, Cambridge Science Park | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 41.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Firs House Surgery | 120 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Townsend House Dental Surgery | 130 m |
| Hospital | Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital | 360 m |
| Police station | Histon Police Station | 290 m |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Cockerton, Cockerton | 1.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Homefield Park 1.4 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,840 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.4 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,300 m² | 930 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 2.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Olde House, a listed building (Grade II*), 580 m north. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Olde House | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m north |
| Village College | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m east |
| Impington Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m south |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 780 m east |
| Moated site 140m south west of Histon Manor | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Histon Wood | Wood | 900 m north-west |
| Girton Wood | Wood | 1.1 km west |
| Swan Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km west |
| Arbury Orchard | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 3.8 km south |
| Chesterton Fen | Wetland | 4.4 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 | 18 | 20 |
2 of the postcode's 20 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 | 71 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 54% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 33% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 54% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 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 | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 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 Love's Close.