CB25 9FD South Cambridgeshire
Live postcode, introduced September 2006. Ward: Milton & Waterbeach. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Green End, South Cambridgeshire: 152 addresses
- Frith Fen Drove, Denny End: 3 addresses
- Spaldings Lane, Landbeach: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Green End, Denny End: 2 addresses
- Cockfen Lane, South Cambridgeshire: 1 address
- Ely Road, South Cambridgeshire: 1 address
- Ravensdale, Landbeach: 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 630 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
- Beach Farm Green End Landbeach CB25 9FD: up to 1 home, permissioned (360 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 80 homes the Environment Agency counts, 17 are in areas at high risk, 5 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 162 addresses are between 3 m and 8 m above sea level (4 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 95%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% of premises; 2% 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 | 2.4 km |
| Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Cambridge 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Matthew Parker Close Landbeach | 730 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 7.8 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 43.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Waterbeach And Cottenham Surgeries | 2.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Waterbeach Pharmacy | 1.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Wiese And Associates | 3.1 km |
| Hospital | Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital | 4.5 km |
| Police station | Histon Police Station | 4.5 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Waterbeach Cashzone | 2.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 4,740 m² | 1.8 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,030 m² | 710 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 710 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,670 m² | 720 m |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 51 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 24 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 82 | 162 |
80 of the postcode's 162 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Green End.