CB2 8AF postcode in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
CB2 8AF is a postcode in Cambridge, in the Trumpington ward. It is in the Cambridge parliamentary constituency and the Cambridgeshire police force area, and has been in use since September 2006. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.
Where CB2 8AF is, and what is near it
- CB2 8AF
- Other postcodes in CB2 8: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 5 bus stops
- 1 EV charging point
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.1900, longitude 0.1240)
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 8AF?
- 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 8AF 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 8AF?
Every home and business at CB2 8AF 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 8AF?
BinDayBuddy has not read Cambridge City Council's days for CB2 8AF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for CB2 8AF 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 8AF at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
Low riskThe Environment Agency counts 5 homes and businesses at CB2 8AF. 5 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
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.
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 8AF: 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 8AF is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 05:45 on 22 October 2026.
- Lower River Cam in CambridgeshireFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Lower River Cam in Cambridgeshire
Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 05:45 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near CB2 8AF?
Homes in CB2 8 sold for a typical £582,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 30 sales, up 21.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £480,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £582,500
▲ up 21.4% on the 12 months before
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 8AF
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CB2 8AF 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 8AF
The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at CB2 8AF. 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 8AF?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around CB2 8AF. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band G. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (27%). 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 80 (12%) | £1,919 |
| Band C | about 70 (10%) | £2,193 |
| Band D | about 90 (13%) | £2,467 |
| Band E | about 60 (9%) | £3,015 |
| Band F | about 40 (6%) | £3,563 |
| Band G | about 240 (36%) | £4,112 |
| Band H | about 50 (7%) | £4,934 |
When the homes were built
- 8% Before 1900
- 3% 1900 to 1918
- 13% 1919 to 1939
- 19% 1945 to 1964
- 27% 1965 to 1982
- 11% 1983 to 1999
- 19% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- 2% 2020 or later
2010 to 2019: 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 8AF is in (ONS area E01032794), 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 8AF?
The nearest open schools to CB2 8AF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
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 8AF?
The nearest railway station to the centre of CB2 8AF is Cambridge Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.
- Cambridge Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
- Cambridge South Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Nuffield Hospital, 75 m away.
More stations near CB2 8AF, 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 8AF?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of CB2 8AF, 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.
- Woodlands Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01223 697600 650 mWalk
- Lensfield Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01223 651020 950 mWalk
- Newnham Walk Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01223 366811 1.4 kmCycle
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 8AF?
The nearest charging points to the centre of CB2 8AF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Evolt Charging point · 2 chargers 850 mWalk
- Osprey Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle
- Connected Kerb Charging point · 5 chargers 1.3 kmCycle
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 8AF?
The nearest to the centre of CB2 8AF, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- The Belvedere Dental 750 mWalk
- Wello Phone 0808 254 0050 900 mWalk
- Bupa Dental Care Cambridge Phone 01223 350030 950 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 8AF?
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 0 mWalk
- Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report October 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01223 638000 2.0 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 8AF?
The nearest care homes to the centre of CB2 8AF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Winston House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01223 356795 500 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 800 mWalk
- St Georges Court Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2026 · Phone 01223 712135 800 mWalk
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 8AF?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CB2 8AF, 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.
- Gft Davies & Co. Mon to Fri 9am to 12pm, 1pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01223 352086 850 mWalk
- Jank Nk (Chemist) Mon to Fri 8:30am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 8:30am to 1pm; Sun closed 1.1 kmWalk
- Fitzwilliam Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 5:30pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01223 359449 1.2 kmWalk
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 8AF?
The nearest vets to the centre of CB2 8AF on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Cambridge Veterinary Group 1.2 kmWalk
- Clarendon Street Veterinary Surgery 1.7 kmCycle
- Vets for Pets 2.1 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 8AF in a conservation area?
The centre of CB2 8AF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
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 8AF?
Police.uk records 426 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CB2 8AF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: other theft 30, burglary 12, theft from the person 11, drugs 9, vehicle crime 6, robbery 4, other crime 3, possession of weapons 2.
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 8AF
- Ward
- Trumpington
- 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
- September 2006
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
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