Peter Cowell Close Cambridge
11 addresses across 2 postcodes (CB4), about 40 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 5403290.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Cambridge cost £470,360 in August 2026 (-2.2% on a year); private rents averaged £1,805 a month.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (B: 9).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Cambridge costs £2,467 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 44% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Cambridge North, about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 12 to 13 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Arbury Road Surgery, about 460 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 390 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 43% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 112 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Cambridge
A typical home in Cambridge cost £470,360 in August 2026, 2.2% less than a year before. That is 3% more than five years earlier and 6% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £955,469 |
| Semi-detached | £597,397 |
| Terraced | £490,971 |
| Flat or maisonette | £295,754 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £393,745 |
Private renters in Cambridge paid £1,805 a month on average in September 2026, 1.9% more than a year before. That is 29% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £1,255 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,613 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,908 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,657 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 76 m². Most common: Flat (4); House, end-terrace (2); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 2016 (9).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 10,163 kWh of it on average in 2024, 7% less than the district's 10,899 kWh, and 2,509 kWh of electricity, 19% less than the district's 3,106 kWh. There are gas meters for about 97% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB4 2ZB | 10 | 1,263 kWh | 8 | 7,967 kWh |
| CB4 2QX | 27 8 Economy 7 | 2,630 kWh | 28 | 8,902 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is CB4.
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 C (63% of about 700 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)
- Jenny Wren, St. Kilda Avenue, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 2QA: up to 9 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Jenny Wren, St. Kilda Avenue, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 2QA: up to 9 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Garage Block 1-20, Cameron Road and Land Adjacent to Nos. 33 And 45 Nuns Way, permissioned (340 m)
- Land At Aragon Close And Sackville Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire: up to 14 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- 339, Milton Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1XL: up to 4 homes, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- 379-381 Milton Road, not permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- Housing allocation at, 379--381 Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4: up to 95 homes, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- Aylesborough Close Cambridge Cambridgeshire: up to 34 homes, permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Landfill Site | Landfill Gas | 2 MW | Operational Jul 1993 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB4 2ZB | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
| CB4 2QX | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 5 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 12 m and 13 m above sea level (12 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB4 2QX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CB4 2ZB | 100% | 100% | 44% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cambridge North 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cambridge 11 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Waterbeach 372,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hawkins Road Kings Hedges | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Drummer St Bus Station Cambridge | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Cambridge North Station Car Park | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 38.8 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Arbury Road Surgery Good Jan 2022 | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy Arbury | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cavendish House Dental Care | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Cambridge Lea Hospital Good Aug 2026 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Care homes | 6 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodlands Care Centre Requires improvement Oct 2026 | 260 m |
| Police station | Histon Police Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,770 m² | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 5,780 m² | 390 m |
| Play area | 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 990 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 1.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chesterton Abbey, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Chesterton Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Cambridge Museum Of Technology (formerly Cheddars Lane Sewage Pumping Station) | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Histon Road Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Christ's College | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Arbury Orchard | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Long Reach | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Chesterton Fen | Wetland | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Todd's Pit | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Dickerson's Pit | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 11 |
1 of the street's 11 addresses is 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 Cambridge: see them on the Cambridge page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Grove Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 120 m | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 56% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 5% at the higher standard (2025; 53% in 2024 and 45% in 2023) |
| North Cambridge Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 340 m | No published inspection | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 48.6 (43.9 in 2025 and 46.7 in 2024); 40.2% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Colleges Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | |
| Kings Hedges Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection | 79% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 13% at the higher standard (2025; 78% in 2024 and 75% in 2023) |
| King's Hedges Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection | |
| Cambridge Regional College | 16 plus | 14–99 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection | A level 2025: progress average |
| St Laurence Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 63% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 20% at the higher standard (2025; 44% in 2024 and 43% in 2023) |
| Arbury Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection | 66% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 67% in 2024 and 68% in 2023) |
| Milton Road Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding | 74% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 16% at the higher standard (2025; 75% in 2024 and 76% in 2023) |
| Chesterton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | 42% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 4% at the higher standard (2025; 58% in 2024 and 72% in 2023) |
| Shirley Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 43% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 8% at the higher standard (2025; 44% in 2024 and 50% in 2023) |
| Orchard Park Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Urgent improvement; Achievement: Urgent improvement; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Urgent improvement; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Not met | 41% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 9% at the higher standard (2025; 41% in 2024 and 76% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
The ten nearest nurseries, pre-schools and clubs are all within 1.2 km (0.7 miles); the nearest is 800 m (0.5 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Horizons Cambridge Science Park Day Nursery and Preschool CB4 0WG | Full day care | 109 | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Moonbeams Preschool CB4 2JL | Sessional day care | 50 | Good (Jun 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playlanders Playgroup (St Georges Church Hall) CB4 1LN | Sessional day care | 25 | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Next Thing Education Camps Ltd. - St Laurence Catholic Primary School CB4 2JX | Sessional day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 940 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Peek A Boo Nursery CB4 1RU | Full day care | 26 | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Arbury Preschool CB4 2DE | Sessional day care | 26 | May 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Premier Wraparound Care at Milton Road Primary School CB4 2BD | Out-of-school day care | 50 | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Kids R Us Chesterton CB4 1RW | Out-of-school day care | 16 | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Chestnut@Chesterton CB4 1RW | Full day care | 71 | Good (May 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Clarence House Cambridge CB4 1RW | Full day care | 38 | Good (Jan 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 387 childminders and 88 home childcarers (nannies) in Cambridgeshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunchtime Company Ltd. CB4 2NB | School/college/university | 170 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2024 |
| the kings hedges family support project CB4 2ZH | Other catering premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2024 |
| Tesco CB4 2NF | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 290 m | 4 Good | 18 Sep 2023 |
| Caterlink @ North Cambridge Academy CB4 2JF | School/college/university | 390 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2024 |
| A&M Pub Services (The Ship) CB4 2LG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2025 |
| Cambridge Gurdwara CB4 2JQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 52 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Haviland Way (28); On or near Crowland Way (22); On or near Campkin Road (17); On or near Kent Way (15); On or near Jackson Road (10).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 1 involved a pedestrian. Most were on roads with a 20 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2024 15:16 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | Minor road, 20 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 45% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 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) | 91% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
Kent Way · Jolley Way · Haviland Way · Campkin Road · Crowland Way · Hawkins Road · Jackson Road · Larkin Close · Morello Place · Cadwin Field · Crowland Way · Wilson Close
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.