CB8 8RZ West Suffolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kentford & Moulton. Region: East of England.
Streets
- The Street, Moulton: 35 addresses
- Newmarket Road, Moulton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in West Suffolk in 2026-27: Band D £2,351 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,568 | £1,829 | £2,090 | £2,351 | £2,874 | £3,397 | £3,919 | £4,703 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (27% of about 1,090 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Moulton (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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 36 addresses are between 35 m and 43 m above sea level (39 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 | Kennett 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Newmarket 374,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Dullingham 32,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crossroads Moulton | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | The Guineas Bus Station Newmarket | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Granary Road | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 44.1 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Orchard House Surgery | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Superdrug Pharmacy | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Bury Road (Dental Surgery) | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Newmarket Community Hospital | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Police station | Bury St Edmunds police station | 16.3 km (10 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Green 6,530 m² | 220 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,990 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,320 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pack Horse Bridge Over the River Kennett, a listed building (Grade II*), 330 m north-east. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pack Horse Bridge Over the River Kennett | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m north-east |
| Packhorse bridge | Scheduled monument | 330 m north-east |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 440 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Folly Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Chippenham Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Trinity Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Thrift Covert | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Round Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Slade Bottom | Valley | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 36 |
19 of the postcode's 36 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on The Street.