CB25 9ET East Cambridgeshire
Live postcode, introduced September 2006. Ward: Bottisham. Region: East of England.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in East Cambridgeshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,485 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,657 | £1,933 | £2,209 | £2,485 | £3,037 | £3,590 | £4,142 | £4,970 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (22% of about 1,110 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 1.0 km
- 15 Station Road Lode Cambridge CB25 9HB: up to 1 home, permissioned (600 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 35 addresses are between 6 m and 8 m above sea level (7 m on average).
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 | Waterbeach 372,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km |
| Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Cambridge 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Anglesey Abbey Lode | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 9.2 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 6.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 39.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bottisham Medical Practice | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Bottisham Pharmacy | 1.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Chapel Dental | 5.0 km |
| Hospital | Fulbourn Hospital | 7.3 km |
| Police station | Parkside Police Station | 9.0 km |
| Cash machines | Mfg - Waterbeach | 1.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 290 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Urn and Temple, at Emperor's Walk, at Anglesey Abbey, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m west. 71 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Urn and Temple, at Emperor's Walk, at Anglesey Abbey | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m west |
| Sculpture Group of Diana and Actaeon, at Jubilee Walk, at Anglesey Abbey | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m west |
| Pedestal and Urn, at Mill Lawn, at Anglesey Abbey | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m west |
| Anglesey Abbey | Listed building, Grade I | 580 m west |
| Anglesey Abbey | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 790 m south-west |
| Roman settlement | Scheduled monument | 860 m north-east |
| Deserted medieval village in Bottisham Park | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-east |
| Swaffham Prior House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Ives Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-east |
| Scot's Garden Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Potter's Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Round Covert | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Braddons Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 2.4 km 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 35 |
2 of the postcode's 35 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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.