CB25 9HH 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 (170 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: 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 5 m above sea level.
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 | 3.8 km |
| Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Cambridge 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 3 within 800 m; nearest Fassage Close Lode | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 9.2 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 6.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 39.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bottisham Medical Practice | 2.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Bottisham Pharmacy | 2.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Chapel Dental | 5.6 km |
| Hospital | Fulbourn Hospital | 7.6 km |
| Police station | Histon Police Station | 9.0 km |
| Cash machines | Mfg - Waterbeach | 2.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 960 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 130 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sculpture Group of Diana and Actaeon, at Jubilee Walk, at Anglesey Abbey, a listed building (Grade II*), 510 m south. 65 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sculpture Group of Diana and Actaeon, at Jubilee Walk, at Anglesey Abbey | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m south |
| Pedestal and Urn, at Mill Lawn, at Anglesey Abbey | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m south-west |
| Urn and Temple, at Emperor's Walk, at Anglesey Abbey | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m south |
| Anglesey Abbey | Listed building, Grade I | 760 m south |
| Roman settlement | Scheduled monument | 830 m east |
| Anglesey Abbey | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km south-west |
| Deserted medieval village in Bottisham Park | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Ives Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Gutter Bridge Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km east |
| Scot's Garden Wood | Wood | 1.9 km south-east |
| Braddons Plantation | Wood | 2.0 km south |
| Round Covert | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 2.8 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 34 |
1 of the postcode's 34 addresses is 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.