Thriplow Heath Heathfield, South Cambridgeshire
1 address across 1 postcode (SG8), about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) long. USRN 35304666.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £530,000 across 2 sales.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in South Cambridgeshire cost £441,410 in August 2026 (+0.2% on a year); private rents averaged £1,407 a month.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Cambridgesire Pet Crematorium, is 390 m away.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- 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.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Whittlesford Parkway, about 5.5 km (3.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 34 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Orchard Surgery,Melbourn, about 6 km (3.8 miles) away.
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 61% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: 7 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 4 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | £530,000 | £510,000 | £550,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £405,000 | £235,000 | £575,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 2021 | 3 SG8 7RS | Semi-detached | £510,000 | |
| 3 May 2007 | 3 SG8 7RS | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 25 May 2007 | HEATH COTTAGE SG8 7RS | Detached | £575,000 | |
| 6 Oct 2021 | THE STABLES SG8 7RS | Detached | £550,000 |
House prices and rents in South Cambridgeshire
A typical home in South Cambridgeshire cost £441,410 in August 2026, 0.2% more than a year before. That is 12% more than five years earlier and 22% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £635,858 |
| Semi-detached | £406,744 |
| Terraced | £331,993 |
| Flat or maisonette | £200,909 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £350,694 |
Private renters in South Cambridgeshire paid £1,407 a month on average in September 2026, 3% more than a year before. That is 32% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £1,010 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,280 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,531 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,147 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the postcode, against 5 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel.
These are all the homes on the 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 SG8.
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 (33% of about 630 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.
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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
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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre 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 here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square 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
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 390 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridgesire Pet Crematorium Thriplow | 1957 to 1987 | Inert, industrial, commercial, household, liquid sludge | 390 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 34 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom coverage figures for these postcodes.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Whittlesford Parkway 454,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Great Chesterford 101,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Foxton 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Royston | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Stansted Airport STN | 22.4 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Orchard Surgery,Melbourn Good Apr 2022 | 6 km (3.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Royston Hospital | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) |
| Care homes | Bramley Avenue Good Oct 2017 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Police station | Sawston Police Station | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Esso Flint Cross, Heydon Cashzone | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 90 m² | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,850 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chrishall Grange, a listed building (Grade II*), 700 m (0.4 miles) south. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Chrishall Grange | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Garden Gates and Railings to Chrishall Grange | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Forty Acre Plantation | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Round Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Anthony Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Heydon Valley | Valley | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Great Nine Wells | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) north |
| Fowlmere | Wetland | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 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 South Cambridgeshire: see them on the South Cambridgeshire page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
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
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (cambridgeshire).
Road safety
7 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 4 serious and 3 slight, in which 4 people were seriously hurt. 1 involved a motorcyclist; 1 involved a child under 16. 14% happened in the dark, and 29% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 60 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb 2025 08:50 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | A505, 50 mph | Wet road |
| 31 Mar 2024 13:14 | Serious | 3 people | A505, 60 mph | Daylight |
| 20 Oct 2023 01:10 | Slight | 1 person | A505, 60 mph | Dark, no street lights, wet road |
| 1 Sep 2023 15:00 | Serious | 2 people | A505, 60 mph | Daylight |
| 24 Aug 2022 09:47 | Serious | 4 people: 1 child | A505, 60 mph | Daylight |
| 10 Sep 2021 16:25 | Slight | 6 people | A505, 60 mph | Daylight |
| 19 Feb 2021 09:00 | Serious | 2 people | Minor road, 60 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 61% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
- SG8 7RS: 1 address of 18 in the postcode
All the streets in SG8 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; 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.