CB8 9EP East Cambridgeshire
Live postcode, introduced December 1999. Ward: Woodditton. Region: East of England.
Streets
- Kings Mead, Cheveley: 9 addresses
- Park Road, East Cambridgeshire: 3 addresses
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 B (26% of about 690 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- PRIMARY SCHOOL, grade II
- THE OLD HALL, grade II
- TREES COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Glebe Stud Park Road Cheveley Suffolk CB8 9DF, permissioned (400 m)
- Glebe Stud Park Road Cheveley Suffolk CB8 9DF: up to 1 home, permissioned (400 m)
- The Shieling 33 Newmarket Road Cheveley Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9EQ: up to 1 home, permissioned (630 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 12 addresses are between 86 m and 90 m above sea level (88 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newmarket 374,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km |
| Kennett 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Dullingham 32,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Star and Garter Lane Cheveley | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | The Guineas Bus Station Newmarket | 4.5 km |
| EV charging points | Granary Road | 3.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 40.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Rookery Medical Centre | 4.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 4.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Jones And Oates Dental Surgery | 4.1 km |
| Hospital | Newmarket Community Hospital | 5.2 km |
| Police station | Haverhill Police Station | 15.6 km |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 48 High Street Lloyds Bank | 4.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 2.6 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,500 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 210 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cheveley Castle, 350m north west of Old Hall Farm, a scheduled monument, 370 m north-west. 18 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cheveley Castle, 350m north west of Old Hall Farm | Scheduled monument | 370 m north-west |
| Parish Church of St Mary and the Holy Host of Heaven | Listed building, Grade I | 410 m south-east |
| Sylhall: moated site 520m south of Elms Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Plantation | Wood | 440 m west |
| Long Tongue | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Cheveley Belt | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Eight Acre Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Warren Hill | Hill | 3.2 km north-west |
| Dane Bottom | Valley | 3.8 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 12 |
3 of the postcode's 12 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 | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 43% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Kings Mead.