Cambridge City Council

What broadband can you get in Cambridge?

Across Cambridge, 95% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 89% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Cambridge?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,467 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Cambridge are at risk of flooding?

Across Cambridge, the Environment Agency puts 1,103 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 171 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Cambridge the Environment Agency counts 5,669 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (7.9% of all its properties), 3,295 at medium risk (4.6%) and 11,304 at low risk (15.7%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Cambridgeshire

Cambridge has two councils. The county council, Cambridgeshire, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemcambridgeshire.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placecambridgeshire.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentscambridgeshire.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Cambridge

• CB1 postcode district1,057 of its 1,159 postcodes in use are in Cambridge.
• CB2 postcode district566 of its 588 postcodes in use are in Cambridge.
• CB3 postcode district301 of its 418 postcodes in use are in Cambridge.
• CB4 postcode district803 of its 903 postcodes in use are in Cambridge.
• CB5 postcode district223 of its 279 postcodes in use are in Cambridge.
• CB21 postcode district1 of its 446 postcodes in use is in Cambridge.
• CB22 postcode district4 of its 611 postcodes in use are in Cambridge.
• CB23 postcode district2 of its 883 postcodes in use are in Cambridge.
• CB24 postcode district1 of its 818 postcodes in use is in Cambridge.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode area

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Cambridge.