Corfe Close Cambridge
7 addresses across 2 postcodes (CB2), about 40 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 5400185.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £910,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Cambridge costs £2,467 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cambridge, about 770 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Cambridge University Botanic Garden, is about 700 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 15 to 16 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Woodlands Surgery, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away, with 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 740 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 58% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 126 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £910,000 | £910,000 | £910,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £842,325 | £842,325 | £842,325 |
| 2004 | 1 | £385,000 | £385,000 | £385,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2026 | 1 CB2 8QA | Detached | £910,000 | |
| 19 Apr 2024 | 2 CB2 8QA | Detached | £842,325 | |
| 10 Aug 2004 | 1 CB2 8QA | Detached | £385,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 145 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: 1976-1982 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
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 street: most are in band E (29% of about 720 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 5 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 174, Hills Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 8PQ: up to 2 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- 5, Brooklands Avenue, CAMBRIDGE, CB2 8BB: up to 6 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- Clifton Road Area: up to 550 homes, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- 149 Cherry Hinton Road and Telephone Exchange, Coleridge Road: up to 33 homes, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Murdoch House 40 - 44 Station Road And Remains Of Former Silo Associated With Fosters Mill Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2JH: up to 89 homes, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Sorrento Hotel 190 - 196, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, CB1: up to 16 homes, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Sorrento Hotel 190 - 196, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge, CB1: up to 16 homes, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Betjeman House Broadcasting House Botanic House and Public Houses at 106 -108, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2: up to 156 homes, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB2 8QA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| CB2 8PF | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 15 m and 16 m above sea level (15 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB2 8PF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB2 8QA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cambridge 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Shelford (Cambs) 222,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hills Rd 6th Form Col Cambridge | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hospital Bus Station Addenbrookes | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cruk car park | 230 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 34.3 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodlands Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Numark Pharmacy | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Homerton Street (Dental Surgery) | 220 m |
| Hospital | Nuffeild Health Cambridge Hospital | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Parkside Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Cambridge - The Marque, Hills Road Cashzone | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cambridge University Botanic Garden 16 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 90 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | Coleridge Recreation Ground 5.1 ha | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,400 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Botanic Garden, Cambridge, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 880 m (0.5 miles) north-west. 16 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Botanic Garden, Cambridge | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Hobson's Conduit | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Mill Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Longroad Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Robinson Crusoe Island | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Mill Pit | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Giants Grave | Valley | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) east |
| White Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Riddy Island | Island | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 7 | 7 |
None of the street's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cambridge: see them on the Cambridge page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hills Road Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 90 m | No published inspection |
| Morley Memorial Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Long Road Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Homerton Early Years Centre | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Pauls CofE VA Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Trumpington Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ridgefield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Coleridge Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Cambridge Maths School | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Queen Edith Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fawcett Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hills cafe CB2 8PE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Cambridge Cookery School CB2 8EB | Other catering premises | 140 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Crystal Hotel & Savour Bistro CB2 8RJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 4 Good | 2 Mar 2025 |
| Harrison Catering Services Ltd CB2 8EB | School/college/university | 160 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Chicken Rush CB2 8PB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 170 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jan 2026 |
| MANGIA E BEVI CB2 8PB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Co-operative Food CB2 8RJ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 190 m | 5 Very good | 7 Apr 2025 |
| AL POMODORO CB2 8PB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Homerton College CB2 8PH | School/college/university | 210 m | 5 Very good | 22 May 2025 |
| Taste of Sicily CB2 8NX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 4 Good | 23 Sep 2025 |
| Costa Coffee CB1 7AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Cambridge Assessment CB2 8EA | School/college/university | 240 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2024 |
| Essentialz CB2 8PB | Retailers - other | 240 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2025 |
| Tesco CB1 7DZ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 270 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jul 2023 |
| Subway CB1 7DZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 40 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Other theft | 9 |
| Bicycle theft | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Elsworth Place (67); On or near Homerton Street (36); On or near Further/Higher Educational Building (10); On or near Purbeck Road (6); On or near Hills Road (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 22 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 3% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 15% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 58% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 8% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 31% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 1% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Purbeck Road · Homerton Gardens · Harrison Drive · Elsworth Place · Rathmore Road · Homerton Street · Homerton Street · Marshall Road · Glenalmond Avenue · Shaftesbury Road · Rathmore Close · Clifton Way
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.