Meadowbrook Aldreth, East Cambridgeshire
4 addresses across 2 postcodes (CB6), about 50 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 12001826.
- Sales: 14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £565,000 across 1 sale.
- 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 E; Band D in East Cambridgeshire costs £2,485 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Waterbeach, about 10 km (6.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 5 to 6 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 Haddenham Surgery, about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £565,000 | £565,000 | £565,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £324,950 | £324,950 | £324,950 |
| 2004 | 1 | £285,000 | £285,000 | £285,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 1999 | 2 | £155,750 | £141,500 | £170,000 |
| 1998 | 2 | £132,475 | £124,950 | £140,000 |
| 1997 | 4 | £148,000 | £124,950 | £159,900 |
| 1996 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2024 | 5 CB6 3UZ | Detached | £565,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2015 | 2 CB6 3UZ | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 19 Apr 2013 | 3 CB6 3UZ | Detached | £324,950 | |
| 16 Feb 2004 | 3 CB6 3UZ | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2001 | 3 CB6 3UZ | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 16 Dec 1999 | 5 CB6 3UZ | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 29 Oct 1999 | 2 CB6 3UZ | Detached | £141,500 | |
| 15 Oct 1998 | 6 CB6 3UZ | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 20 Mar 1998 | 2 CB6 3UZ | Detached | £124,950 | New build. |
| 29 Oct 1997 | 3 CB6 3UZ | Detached | £159,900 | New build. |
| 4 Apr 1997 | 1 CB6 3UZ | Detached | £124,950 | New build. |
| 21 Mar 1997 | 5 CB6 3UZ | Detached | £155,999 | New build. |
| 29 Jan 1997 | 4 CB6 3UZ | Detached | £140,000 | New build. |
| 23 Dec 1996 | 6 CB6 3UZ | Detached | £125,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band E (27% of about 640 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: 1 protected tree on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 2 School Lane Aldreth Ely Cambridgeshire CB6 3PL: up to 1 home, permissioned (280 m)
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 4 addresses are between 5 m and 6 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB6 3PG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB6 3UZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Waterbeach 372,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Ely 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km (8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Borough Aldreth | 110 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 51.1 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Haddenham Surgery | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Haddenham Pharmacy | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wiese And Associates | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) |
| Police station | Histon Police Station | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | BR Spar Haddenham, Haddenham Cashzone | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,170 m² | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 230 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.2 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| North Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Walker's Grove | Wood | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-east |
| Dog House Grove | Wood | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) east |
| Turks Head Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 4 | 4 |
None of the street's 4 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 East Cambridgeshire: see them on the East Cambridgeshire page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near High Street (2); On or near Meadowbrook (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
Sand Lane · Fen Side · Hereward Close · High Street · The Borough · The Boot · Church Fen Drove · School Lane
All the streets in CB6 and across East 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.