Fulbourn Old Drift Fulbourn, South Cambridgeshire
45 addresses across 9 postcodes (CB1,CB21), about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 35300750.
- Sales: 49 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £446,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (D: 4, E: 7, F: 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 C; Band D in South Cambridgeshire costs £2,536 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 60% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cambridge, about 4 km (2.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Cherry Hinton Community Garden, is about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 10 to 23 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 Cherry Hinton Medical Centre, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 1,200 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 59% of households owned their home and 50% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | £446,000 | £330,000 | £562,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £227,500 | £210,000 | £245,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £290,000 | £287,500 | £490,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £334,000 | £233,000 | £435,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £153,000 | £153,000 | £153,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £162,250 | £162,250 | £162,250 |
| 2014 | 3 | £191,000 | £185,250 | £218,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £145,000 | £130,000 | £160,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | £138,498 | £135,000 | £141,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2024 | 138A CB1 9LR | Terraced | £330,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2024 | 86 CB1 9LR | Detached | £562,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2023 | 84A CB1 9LR | Other | £30,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Jun 2023 | 108 CB1 9LR | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 23 Dec 2022 | 84A CB1 9LR | Other | £40,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 May 2022 | 132A CB1 9LR | Terraced | £275,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2021 | 138 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £245,000 | |
| 10 Jun 2021 | RAILWAY COTTAGE CB1 9LT | Other | £595,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Mar 2021 | 150 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £210,000 | |
| 5 Nov 2018 | 156 CB1 9LR | Detached | £490,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2018 | 138A CB1 9LR | Terraced | £290,000 | |
| 17 Jul 2018 | 134A CB1 9LR | Terraced | £287,500 | |
| 9 Oct 2017 | 84A CB1 9LR | Detached | £435,000 | |
| 21 Apr 2017 | 138 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £233,000 | |
| 2 Mar 2016 | 130A CB1 9LR | Flat or maisonette | £153,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Apr 2015 | 154 CB1 9LR | Flat or maisonette | £162,250 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Dec 2014 | 140 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £218,000 | |
| 5 Sep 2014 | 146 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £191,000 | |
| 6 Feb 2014 | 138A CB1 9LR | Terraced | £185,250 | |
| 11 Dec 2012 | 138 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2012 | 138 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2011 | 136 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £165,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2009 | 132A CB1 9LR | Terraced | £141,995 | |
| 12 Nov 2009 | 148 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £135,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2008 | 146 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £142,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2007 | 154 CB1 9LR | Flat or maisonette | £151,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Jun 2007 | 130 CB1 9LR | Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Apr 2007 | 140 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £172,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2007 | 104 CB1 9LR | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2006 | 134 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £139,950 | |
| 31 Mar 2006 | 146 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £129,995 | |
| 17 Mar 2006 | 134A CB1 9LR | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 19 Aug 2005 | 108 CB1 9LR | Detached | £197,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2003 | 142 CB1 9LR | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2001 | 132A CB1 9LR | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2001 | 134 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £70,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2001 | 148 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £75,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2000 | RAILWAY COTTAGE CB1 9LT | Detached | £165,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2000 | 154 CB1 9LR | Flat or maisonette | £70,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 May 2000 | 134 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £64,000 | |
| 15 Sep 1999 | 140A CB1 9LR | Terraced | £78,500 | |
| 23 Jul 1999 | 140 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £78,500 | |
| 20 May 1999 | 150 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £59,950 | |
| 16 Oct 1998 | 132A CB1 9LR | Terraced | £60,000 | |
| 7 May 1998 | 130 CB1 9LR | Flat or maisonette | £50,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Apr 1998 | 134 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £58,500 | |
| 6 May 1997 | 150 CB1 9LR | Terraced | £47,500 | |
| 11 Nov 1996 | 134A CB1 9LR | Terraced | £54,950 | |
| 31 May 1996 | RAILWAY COTTAGE CB1 9LT | Detached | £55,000 |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 65 m². Most common: Flat (10); House, detached (2). Built: 2021 (10); before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Council tax
What each band costs in South Cambridgeshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,536 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,691 | £1,973 | £2,254 | £2,536 | £3,100 | £3,663 | £4,227 | £5,073 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (37% of about 1,340 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, South Cambridgeshire.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Fulbourn & Ida Darwin Hospitals,Fulbourn Old Drift, Cambridgeshire, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- Ida Darwin Hospital, Fulbourn Old Drift, FULBOURN, CB21 5EE, pending decision (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Ida Darwin Hospital, Fulbourn Old Drift, Fulbourn, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 5EE: up to 203 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Ida Darwin Hospital, Fulbourn Old Drift, Fulbourn, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 5EE: up to 203 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- L Abri, Teversham Road, Fulbourn, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 5EB, permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB1 9LS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| CB21 5DE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CB1 9LT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CB1 9LR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
| CB21 5EA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 10 | unlikely |
| CB21 5XE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CB21 5AP | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| CB21 5AQ | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| CB21 5DZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 7 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 83 addresses are between 10 m and 23 m above sea level (13 m on average); the ground rises about 13 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB1 9LR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB1 9LS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB1 9LT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB21 5AP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB21 5DE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB21 5DZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB21 5EA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB21 5XE | 100% | 60% | 60% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cambridge 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3 miles) | |
| Shelford (Cambs) 222,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria House Fulbourn | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hospital Bus Station Addenbrookes | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Cambridge Park and Ride | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 80 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 33.7 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cherry Hinton Medical Centre | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco In-Store Pharmacy | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cherry Hinton Dental Centre | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Fulbourn Hospital | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Parkside Police Station | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Cherry Hinton Community Garden 180 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 550 m² | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Cherry Hinton Recreation Ground 2.9 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Wenvoe Close Allotments 7,150 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Settlement site by Caudle Corner Farm, a scheduled monument, 340 m north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Settlement site by Caudle Corner Farm | Scheduled monument | 340 m north-east |
| Moated site at Manor Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Limepit Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Giants Grave | Valley | 1.5 km (1 mile) west |
| Limekiln Close | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Missleton Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Mag's Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Shardelowes Spring | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 0 | 6 |
| Under 55 | 83 | 77 |
6 of the street's 83 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
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 South Cambridgeshire: see them on the South Cambridgeshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bewick Bridge Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Cherry Hinton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Colville Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Dec 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Spinney Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; 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 |
| Fulbourn Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Horizons CB21 5XG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 210 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jun 2025 |
| Ward Kitchens CB21 5EF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 6 Oct 2026 |
| The Edge Cafe @ Fulbourn CB21 5EF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 14 May 2025 |
| Cambridge Grove Care Home CB21 5ED | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2025 |
| OCS Group Ltd CB21 5EF | Distributors/Transporters | 370 m | 5 Very good | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Ward Kitchens CB21 5EE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (cambridgeshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 8 to 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
- CB1 9LS: 21 addresses
- CB21 5DE: 12 addresses
- CB1 9LT: 3 addresses of 4 in the postcode
- CB1 9LR: 2 addresses of 51 in the postcode
- CB21 5EA: 2 addresses of 67 in the postcode
- CB21 5XE: 2 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- CB21 5AP: 1 address of 73 in the postcode
- CB21 5AQ: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
- CB21 5DZ: 1 address of 50 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Fulbourn Old Drift · Kingfisher Drive · Goldcrest Close
All the streets in CB1, CB21 and across South Cambridgeshire.
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.