Spooners Close Dullingham, East Cambridgeshire
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (CB8), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 12000098.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2007 the median was £210,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (D: 4, E: 1).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are 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 D; Band D in East Cambridgeshire costs £2,485 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 90% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Dullingham, about 2 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 86 to 89 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Rookery Medical Centre, about 5.7 km (3.5 miles) away.
- People: About 760 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £36,875 | £36,875 | £36,875 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2007 | 2 CB8 9UL | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 6 Nov 2000 | 2 CB8 9UL | Semi-detached | £36,875 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 59 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (3); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1950-1966 (2); 1991-1995 (2); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
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 D (20% of about 1,030 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Dullingham (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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)
- Site South West Of Ashfield House 20 High Street Stetchworth Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9TJ: up to 1 home, permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 7 August 2026 to 12 August 2026: ANGLIAN WATER, Remedial works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (standard works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 18 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CB8 9UL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| CB8 9UJ | not in 2 or 3 | 5 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 86 m and 89 m above sea level (88 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB8 9UJ | 100% | 90% | 90% | 0% |
| CB8 9UL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dullingham 32,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Newmarket 374,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3 miles) | |
| Kennett 54,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Spooners Close Dullingham | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | The Guineas Bus Station Newmarket | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 36.1 km (22 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Rookery Medical Centre | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Terrace Dental Centre | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Newmarket Community Hospital | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Police station | Haverhill Police Station | 12.8 km (7.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,790 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 520 m (0.3 miles) west. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 520 m (0.3 miles) west |
| The Guildhall | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Dullingham House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 930 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Punchbowl Pond | Lake or reservoir | 950 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Marmer's Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Horseheath Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Half Rounds Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Dane Bottom | Valley | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Bedham Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 | 8 | 9 |
1 of the street's 9 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 East Cambridgeshire: see them on the East Cambridgeshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kettlefields Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 300 m | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunchtime Company Ltd At Kettlefields Primary School CB8 9UH | School/college/university | 120 m | 5 Very good | 24 Apr 2025 |
| Crown Outside Catering Ltd CB8 9UJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jan 2026 |
| The Old Mill CB8 9TR | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Dec 2020 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Kettlefields (2); On or near Taylors Field (1); On or near Algar Drive (1); On or near Spooners Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 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) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
Algar Drive · Taylors Field · Kettlefields · Bakehouse Hill · Cross Green · Stetchworth Road
All the streets in CB8 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.