CB postcode area: Cambridge
The CB postcode area is known as the Cambridge area. It is every postcode that begins CB followed by a number. It has 16 districts and 11,252 postcodes in use, across 8 councils.
Homes in the CB area sold for a typical £395,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £280,000 in CB9 (Haverhill) to £621,000 in CB3 (Cambridge).
For the town itself, see Cambridge postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 52.2073
Longitude 0.2082
This is the middle of the postcodes in the CB area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the CB area?
Homes in the CB area sold for a typical £395,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 4,303 sales, down 1.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £401,300
- 12 months to August 2026
- £395,000
▼ down 1.6% on the 12 months before
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the CB districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- CB1 postcode district: CambridgeCambridge, South Cambridgeshire 1,159 postcodes Typical price£485,000 Gigabit, every home796 of 903 At flood risk13 of 1,159
- CB2 postcode district: CambridgeCambridge, South Cambridgeshire 588 postcodes Typical price£553,750 Gigabit, every home376 of 528 At flood risk29 of 588
- CB3 postcode district: CambridgeCambridge, South Cambridgeshire 418 postcodes Typical price£621,000 Gigabit, every home290 of 386 At flood risk51 of 418
- CB4 postcode district: CambridgeCambridge, South Cambridgeshire 903 postcodes Typical price£425,000 Gigabit, every home768 of 892 At flood risk70 of 903
- CB5 postcode district: CambridgeCambridge, South Cambridgeshire 279 postcodes Typical price£405,000 Gigabit, every home225 of 270 At flood risk28 of 279
- CB6 postcode district: ElyEast Cambridgeshire, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Fenland 923 postcodes Typical price£335,000 Gigabit, every home661 of 909 At flood risk136 of 923
- CB7 postcode district: ElyEast Cambridgeshire, West Suffolk 752 postcodes Typical price£300,000 Gigabit, every home433 of 688 At flood risk120 of 752
- CB8 postcode district: NewmarketWest Suffolk, East Cambridgeshire, South Cambridgeshire 1,074 postcodes Typical price£325,000 Gigabit, every home582 of 1,027 At flood risk168 of 1,074
- CB9 postcode district: HaverhillWest Suffolk, Braintree 843 postcodes Typical price£280,000 Gigabit, every home659 of 822 At flood risk79 of 843
- CB10 postcode district: Saffron WaldenUttlesford, South Cambridgeshire 577 postcodes Typical price£485,000 Gigabit, every home247 of 492 At flood risk83 of 577
- CB11 postcode district: Saffron WaldenUttlesford 550 postcodes Typical price£450,000 Gigabit, every home278 of 517 At flood risk55 of 550
- CB21 postcode district: LintonSouth Cambridgeshire, Uttlesford, Cambridge 446 postcodes Typical price£461,000 Gigabit, every home196 of 435 At flood risk30 of 446
- CB22 postcode district: SawstonSouth Cambridgeshire, Cambridge 611 postcodes Typical price£480,000 Gigabit, every home329 of 591 At flood risk62 of 611
- CB23 postcode district: CambourneSouth Cambridgeshire, Cambridge 883 postcodes Typical price£390,000 Gigabit, every home600 of 864 At flood risk39 of 883
- CB24 postcode district: Histon and ImpingtonSouth Cambridgeshire, Cambridge 818 postcodes Typical price£410,000 Gigabit, every home450 of 789 At flood risk150 of 818
- CB25 postcode district: BurwellEast Cambridgeshire, South Cambridgeshire 428 postcodes Typical price£392,000 Gigabit, every home287 of 409 At flood risk66 of 428
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the CB area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the CB area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the CB area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- South Cambridgeshire3,366 postcodes
- Cambridge2,958 postcodes
- East Cambridgeshire2,195 postcodes
- West Suffolk1,524 postcodes
- Uttlesford1,106 postcodes
- Braintree96 postcodes
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk6 postcodes
- Fenland1 postcode
Near the CB area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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