CB9 9BX West Suffolk
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Haverhill South. Region: East of England.
Streets
- The Causeway, Haverhill: 10 addresses
- Squires Court, Clements: 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 B (81% of about 880 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
- Social Services Camps Road: up to 17 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- FormerGasworks,WithersfieldRoad,Haverhill: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (890 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: 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 11 addresses are between 86 m and 88 m above sea level (87 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 80%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Dullingham 32,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.8 km |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 47 within 800 m; nearest Knight's Court Haverhill | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Haverhill | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 850 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 25.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Haverhill Family Practice | 750 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Haverhill Pharmacy | 750 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 890 m |
| Hospital | Saffron Walden Community Hospital | 13.2 km |
| Police station | Haverhill Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Abs Mini Market | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,370 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Haverhill Recreation Ground 4.5 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Castle Playing Fields 7.5 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 770 m² | 120 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 5.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Millennium Wood | Wood | 640 m north-west |
| Ladygate Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south-west |
| Duncey Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Barsey Groves | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Jarvis Hill | Hill | 3.4 km north |
| Acre Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 11 | 11 |
None of the postcode's 11 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 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Causeway.