Grenadier Walk Hardwick, South Cambridgeshire
11 addresses across 1 postcode (CB23), about 30 m long. USRN 35304175.
- Sales: 23 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £174,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6, D: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cambridge, about 8.9 km (5.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 380 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 65 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Comberton Surgery, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 68% of households owned their home and 49% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 32 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £174,000 | £174,000 | £174,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £114,500 | £110,000 | £119,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £184,500 | £184,500 | £184,500 |
| 2004 | 3 | £99,995 | £99,950 | £103,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | £86,750 | £86,000 | £87,500 |
| 2001 | 1 | £69,250 | £69,250 | £69,250 |
| 2000 | 1 | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2021 | 6 CB23 7XW | Flat or maisonette | £174,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Jan 2018 | 6 CB23 7XW | Flat or maisonette | £170,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Mar 2017 | 8 CB23 7XW | Semi-detached | £160,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Jun 2016 | 6 CB23 7XW | Flat or maisonette | £160,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Mar 2014 | 3 CB23 7XW | Flat or maisonette | £130,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Dec 2010 | 4 CB23 7XW | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Jul 2010 | 3 CB23 7XW | Flat or maisonette | £119,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Sep 2008 | 2 CB23 7XW | Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Jul 2006 | 9 CB23 7XW | Semi-detached | £184,500 | |
| 3 Dec 2004 | 3 CB23 7XW | Flat or maisonette | £99,950 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Nov 2004 | 6 CB23 7XW | Flat or maisonette | £99,995 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Oct 2004 | 4 CB23 7XW | Flat or maisonette | £103,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Dec 2002 | 2 CB23 7XW | Flat or maisonette | £86,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Oct 2002 | 4 CB23 7XW | Flat or maisonette | £87,500 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Aug 2001 | 3 CB23 7XW | Flat or maisonette | £69,250 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Feb 2000 | 3 CB23 7XW | Flat or maisonette | £50,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Mar 1999 | 8 CB23 7XW | Semi-detached | £43,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jun 1998 | 5 CB23 7XW | Flat or maisonette | £44,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Apr 1998 | 3 CB23 7XW | Flat or maisonette | £44,500 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Jul 1997 | 3 CB23 7XW | Flat or maisonette | £38,750 | Leasehold. |
| 3 May 1996 | 5 CB23 7XW | Flat or maisonette | £37,950 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Jan 1996 | 8 CB23 7XW | Semi-detached | £35,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 May 1995 | 6 CB23 7XW | Flat or maisonette | £35,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 44 m². Most common: Flat (6); Maisonette, semi-detached (2). Built: 1967-1975 (4); 1976-1982 (3); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (2).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (60% of about 480 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: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land At 147 St Neots Road Hardwick Cambridgeshire: up to 9 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Newton House 147 St Neots Road Hardwick Cambridgeshire: up to 5 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- 44, Main Street, Hardwick, CAMBRIDGE, CB23 7QS: up to 1 home, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- 44, Main Street, Hardwick, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB23 7QS, permissioned (770 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
No address in this street's postcodes 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 street's addresses are about 65 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB23 7XW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cambridge 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Foxton 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Grenadier Walk Hardwick | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Q-Arc Building, Cambridge Science Park | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 39.8 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Comberton Surgery | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Tesco In-Store Pharmacy | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Appletree Dental Practice | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Police station | Histon Police Station | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 40 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,440 m² | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2,520 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,970 m² | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 870 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Madingley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| American Military Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Whitepits Plantation | Wood | 360 m north-east |
| Redbrick Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Starve Goose Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Round Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Horseshoe Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Craft's Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 11 |
3 of the street's 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardwick and Cambourne Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 170 m | Report card (Apr 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardwick Stores And Post Office CB23 7QG | Retailers - other | 30 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Hardwick 3.15 Out of School Club CB23 7RE | School/college/university | 180 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2025 |
| Pippins Coffee & Company CB23 7RE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 14 Dec 2021 |
| Hardwick Pre-School CB23 7RE | School/college/university | 180 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jun 2022 |
| Lunchtime Company Ltd @ Hardwick Primary School CB23 7RE | School/college/university | 180 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2025 |
| Hardwick Sports And Social Club CB23 7XR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 330 m | 4 Good | 11 Aug 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 15 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Russet Walk (17); On or near Bramley Way (14); On or near Cambridge Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
- CB23 7XW: 11 addresses
Nearby streets
Russet Walk · Bramley Way · Limes Road · Pippin Walk · Lambourne Road · Pump Lane · Sudeley Grove · St Neots Road · Cambridge Road · Merton Walk · Worcester Avenue
All the streets in CB23 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.