CB2 1UG postcode in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
CB2 1UG is a postcode in Cambridge, in the Market ward. It is in the Cambridge parliamentary constituency and the Cambridgeshire police force area, and has been in use since March 1983.
Where CB2 1UG is, and what is near it
- CB2 1UG
- Other postcodes in CB2 1: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 14 bus stops
- 8 EV charging points
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.2090, longitude 0.1187)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after CB2 1UG?
- CambridgeDistrict council Cambridge: bins, council tax, planning
- CambridgeshireCounty council Cambridgeshire: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around CB2 1UG Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- CambridgeshirePolice force area
- CambridgeParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Daniel Zeichner (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Daniel Zeichner
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at CB2 1UG?
Every home and business at CB2 1UG can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Cambridge: 95%
Cambridge: 99%
The line marks the figure across Cambridge.
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at CB2 1UG?
BinDayBuddy has not read Cambridge City Council's days for CB2 1UG today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for CB2 1UG on BinDayBuddySource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is CB2 1UG at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include CB2 1UG.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Cambridge
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CB2 1UG: 5,669 properties in Cambridge are at high risk (7.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Cambridge
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.
Flood warnings
The centre of CB2 1UG is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near CB2 1UG?
Homes in CB2 1 sold for a typical £553,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 18 sales, down 9.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached 1 sale, too few to price
- Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
- Terraced £575,000 8 sales
- Flat or maisonette £396,250 8 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole CB2 district: a typical £553,750 from 170 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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
Homes sold in CB2 1UG
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CB2 1UG from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
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
Food hygiene ratings at CB2 1UG
The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at CB2 1UG. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.
Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.
Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards AgencySource: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near CB2 1UG?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around CB2 1UG. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (53%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Cambridge for 2026‑27: £2,467. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,645 (band A) to £4,934 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,112.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 40 (6%) | £1,645 |
| Band B | about 60 (9%) | £1,919 |
| Band C | about 140 (21%) | £2,193 |
| Band D | about 80 (12%) | £2,467 |
| Band E | about 40 (6%) | £3,015 |
| Band F | about 90 (14%) | £3,563 |
| Band G | about 190 (29%) | £4,112 |
| Band H | about 20 (3%) | £4,934 |
When the homes were built
- 53% Before 1900
- 3% 1900 to 1918
- 2% 1919 to 1939
- None 1945 to 1964
- 21% 1965 to 1982
- 16% 1983 to 1999
- 2% 2000 to 2009
- 2% 2010 to 2019
- 2% 2020 or later
1945 to 1964: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Cambridge before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: 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
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CB2 1UG is in (ONS area E01035515), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near CB2 1UG?
The nearest open schools to CB2 1UG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to CB2 1UG?
The nearest railway station to the centre of CB2 1UG is Cambridge Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.
- Cambridge Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
- Cambridge North Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Busway Park Street, 44 m away.
More stations near CB2 1UG, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near CB2 1UG?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of CB2 1UG, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Bridge Street Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01223 652671 150 mWalk
- Trumpington Street Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01223 361611 750 mWalk
- Huntingdon Road Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2023 · Phone 01223 364127 800 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near CB2 1UG?
The nearest charging points to the centre of CB2 1UG, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- E B CHARGING Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 750 mWalk
- E B CHARGING Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 750 mWalk
- BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 850 mWalk
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near CB2 1UG?
The nearest to the centre of CB2 1UG, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- New Square Dental Surgery Phone 01223 506492 700 mWalk
- Victoria Bridge Dental Practice Phone 01223 323696 750 mWalk
- Mydentist - Chesterton Road - Cambridge Phone 01223 319787 800 mWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to CB2 1UG?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report November 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01223 303336 2.1 kmCycle
- CPFT at Brookfields Hospital Phone 01223 723170 2.6 kmCycle
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which care homes are near CB2 1UG?
The nearest care homes to the centre of CB2 1UG, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Primrose Croft Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01223 354773 800 mWalk
- Cambridge Manor Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01223 363904 900 mWalk
- Cambridgeshire County Council - 40/44 Russell Street Cambridge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01223 712261 1.6 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which pharmacies are near CB2 1UG?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CB2 1UG, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Superdrug Pharmacy, 59 Sidney Street Mon to Fri 8:30am to 1pm, 1:30pm to 2:30pm, 3pm to 6pm; Sat 8:30am to 6pm; Sun closed · Phone 01223 353002 300 mWalk
- Boots, 28 Petty Cury & Mon to Sat 9am to 7pm; Sun 11am to 5pm 400 mWalk
- Superdrug Pharmacy, 38 Fitzroy Street Mon to Fri 8:30am to 1pm, 2pm to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 1:30pm, 2pm to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01223 366376 850 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which vets are near CB2 1UG?
The nearest vets to the centre of CB2 1UG on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Clarendon Street Veterinary Surgery 750 mWalk
- Vets for Pets 1.7 kmCycle
- Arbury Road Veterinary Surgery Phone +44 1223 361911 1.8 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is CB2 1UG in a conservation area?
The centre of CB2 1UG is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near CB2 1UG?
Police.uk records 757 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CB2 1UG in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: criminal damage and arson 43, burglary 23, theft from the person 19, vehicle crime 16, drugs 13, possession of weapons 11, robbery 9, other crime 9.
Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for CB2 1UG
- Ward
- Market
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- East of England
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Cambridge
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- March 1983
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
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