CB4 1NA Cambridge
Live postcode, introduced September 1991. Ward: East Chesterton. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Camside, Cambridge: 3 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Cambridge in 2026-27: Band D £2,467 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,645 | £1,919 | £2,193 | £2,467 | £3,015 | £3,563 | £4,112 | £4,934 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (36% of about 670 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: 10 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 207, Green End Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1RJ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- 25-27 High Street Chesterton Cambridge CB4 1NQ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- 196 Green End Road Cambridge CB4 1RL: up to 7 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- 56, Elizabeth Way, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1EE: up to 6 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- 51 - 55 Elizabeth Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1DB: up to 7 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- 51 - 55 Elizabeth Way Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB4 1DB: up to 7 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Land off, De Freville Avenue/, SANDY LANE, CAMBRIDGE, permissioned (690 m)
- Land off, De Freville Avenue/, SANDY LANE, CAMBRIDGE: up to 29 homes, permissioned (690 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: of the 2 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
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 | Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Cambridge 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Waterbeach 372,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Thrift's Walk Chesterton | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | Cambridge North Station Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 770 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 37.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cambridge Access Surgery | 920 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 800 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cheddars Lane Dental Surgery | 470 m |
| Hospital | Brookfields Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Parkside Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Cambridge Cashzone | 560 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Logan's Meadow 5.3 ha | 110 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Coldham's Common 46 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,420 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Chesterton Recreation Ground 2.4 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.8 ha | 700 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 70 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chesterton Abbey, a scheduled monument, 270 m west. 36 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chesterton Abbey | Scheduled monument | 270 m west |
| Chesterton Tower | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m west |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 300 m west |
| Cambridge Museum Of Technology (formerly Cheddars Lane Sewage Pumping Station) | Scheduled monument | 400 m south |
| Chapel of St Mary Magdalene Stourbridge Chapel | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m east |
| Barnwell Priory Barnwell Priory (The Cellarer's Checker) | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m south |
| Mill Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km south |
| Christ's College | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Reach | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.0 km west |
| Chesterton Fen | Wetland | 2.2 km north-east |
| The Backs | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-west |
| The Grove | Wood | 2.5 km south-west |
| Giants Grave | Valley | 4.0 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 3 | 3 |
None of the postcode's 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 45% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 63% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 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) | 80% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Camside.