CB2 8DP postcode in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

CB2 8DP is a postcode in Cambridge, in the Petersfield ward. It is in the Cambridge parliamentary constituency and the Cambridgeshire police force area, and has been in use since September 2006.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at CB2 8DP can get it Across Cambridge: 95% Typical price £582,500 Homes sold in CB2 8, last 12 months. ▲ 21.4% on the year before Nearest station Cambridge 750 m in a straight line

Where CB2 8DP is, and what is near it

Map of CB2 8DP and what is near it Map of CB2 8DP: its centre point, with the 104 other postcodes in the CB2 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 6 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CB2 8AA: also in CB2 8CB2 8AB: also in CB2 8CB2 8AE: also in CB2 8CB2 8AF: also in CB2 8CB2 8AG: also in CB2 8CB2 8AH: also in CB2 8CB2 8AJ: also in CB2 8CB2 8AL: also in CB2 8CB2 8AN: also in CB2 8CB2 8AP: also in CB2 8CB2 8AQ: also in CB2 8CB2 8AR: also in CB2 8CB2 8AS: also in CB2 8CB2 8AT: also in CB2 8CB2 8AU: also in CB2 8CB2 8AW: also in CB2 8CB2 8AX: also in CB2 8CB2 8AY: also in CB2 8CB2 8AZ: also in CB2 8CB2 8BA: also in CB2 8CB2 8BB: also in CB2 8CB2 8BD: also in CB2 8CB2 8BE: also in CB2 8CB2 8BF: also in CB2 8CB2 8BG: also in CB2 8CB2 8BH: also in CB2 8CB2 8BJ: also in CB2 8CB2 8BL: also in CB2 8CB2 8BN: also in CB2 8CB2 8BP: also in CB2 8CB2 8BS: also in CB2 8CB2 8BT: also in CB2 8CB2 8BU: also in CB2 8CB2 8BW: also in CB2 8CB2 8BX: also in CB2 8CB2 8BY: also in CB2 8CB2 8BZ: also in CB2 8CB2 8DA: also in CB2 8CB2 8DB: also in CB2 8CB2 8DD: also in CB2 8CB2 8DE: also in CB2 8CB2 8DG: also in CB2 8CB2 8DH: also in CB2 8CB2 8DL: also in CB2 8CB2 8DN: also in CB2 8CB2 8DS: also in CB2 8CB2 8DT: also in CB2 8CB2 8DW: also in CB2 8CB2 8DX: also in CB2 8CB2 8DY: also in CB2 8CB2 8DZ: also in CB2 8CB2 8EA: also in CB2 8CB2 8EB: also in CB2 8CB2 8ED: also in CB2 8CB2 8EE: also in CB2 8CB2 8EF: also in CB2 8CB2 8EN: also in CB2 8CB2 8ER: also in CB2 8CB2 8ES: also in CB2 8CB2 8ET: also in CB2 8CB2 8EU: also in CB2 8CB2 8EW: also in CB2 8CB2 8EX: also in CB2 8CB2 8EZ: also in CB2 8CB2 8FA: also in CB2 8CB2 8FG: also in CB2 8CB2 8HD: also in CB2 8CB2 8HE: also in CB2 8CB2 8HF: also in CB2 8CB2 8HG: also in CB2 8CB2 8HH: also in CB2 8CB2 8HL: also in CB2 8CB2 8HY: also in CB2 8CB2 8HZ: also in CB2 8CB2 8NX: also in CB2 8CB2 8NY: also in CB2 8CB2 8NZ: also in CB2 8CB2 8PA: also in CB2 8CB2 8PB: also in CB2 8CB2 8PE: also in CB2 8CB2 8PF: also in CB2 8CB2 8PH: also in CB2 8CB2 8PJ: also in CB2 8CB2 8PL: also in CB2 8CB2 8PN: also in CB2 8CB2 8PP: also in CB2 8CB2 8PQ: also in CB2 8CB2 8PR: also in CB2 8CB2 8PS: also in CB2 8CB2 8PW: also in CB2 8CB2 8PX: also in CB2 8CB2 8QA: also in CB2 8CB2 8QE: also in CB2 8CB2 8QF: also in CB2 8CB2 8RA: also in CB2 8CB2 8RG: also in CB2 8CB2 8RJ: also in CB2 8CB2 8RL: also in CB2 8CB2 8RN: also in CB2 8CB2 8RP: also in CB2 8CB2 8RS: also in CB2 8CB2 8RW: also in CB2 8 Cambridge South station 1.9 kmCambridge CB2 8DP Map of CB2 8DP and what is near it Map of CB2 8DP: its centre point, with the 104 other postcodes in the CB2 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 6 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Cambridge South station 1.9 kmCambridge CB2 8DP
  • CB2 8DP
  • Other postcodes in CB2 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 52.1910, longitude 0.1280)

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 8DP?

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 8DP?

Every home and business at CB2 8DP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CB2 8DP 100% Cambridge 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CB2 8DP 100% Cambridge 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 8DP?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CB2 8DP.

Check the bin days for CB2 8DP on BinDayBuddy

Source: 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 8DP 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 8DP.

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 8DP: 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 8DP 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.

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Source: 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 8DP?

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.

£582,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£480,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 21.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,802,500 6 sales
  • Semi-detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £640,000 5 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £370,000 15 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 postcode

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

Homes sold in CB2 8DP

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CB2 8DP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 22 April 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near CB2 8DP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 510 homes in the neighbourhood around CB2 8DP. The largest share of them, 20%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (58%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CB2 8DP

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 D, the most common, is £2,467.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,645
Band Babout 20 (4%)£1,919
Band Cabout 90 (18%)£2,193
Band Dabout 100 (20%)£2,467
Band Eabout 100 (20%)£3,015
Band Fabout 70 (14%)£3,563
Band Gabout 100 (20%)£4,112
Band Habout 20 (4%)£4,934

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 58% 2000 to 2009
  8. 21% 2010 to 2019
  9. 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 8DP is in (ONS area E01035523), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: 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 8DP?

The nearest open schools to CB2 8DP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CB2 8DP, and how we find them

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 8DP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CB2 8DP is Cambridge Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • Cambridge Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Cambridge South Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bowling Club, 104 m away.

More stations near CB2 8DP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CB2 8DP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CB2 8DP, 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

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 8DP?

1 within 1 km 49 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CB2 8DP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Evolt Charging point · 2 chargers 850 mWalk
  • Connected Kerb Charging point · 13 chargers 1.1 kmWalk
  • Connected Kerb Charging point · 2 chargers 1.1 kmWalk

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 Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CB2 8DP?

The nearest to the centre of CB2 8DP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

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 8DP?

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.

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 8DP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CB2 8DP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 8DP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CB2 8DP, 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.

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 8DP?

The nearest vets to the centre of CB2 8DP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

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 8DP in a conservation area?

The centre of CB2 8DP is in 2 areas with planning rules of their 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 8DP?

Police.uk records 519 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CB2 8DP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences129 reports
Anti-social behaviour95 reports
Shoplifting65 reports
Bicycle theft55 reports
Public order41 reports
Other theft38 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 36, burglary 15, theft from the person 13, drugs 11, vehicle crime 8, robbery 5, possession of weapons 5, other crime 3.

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 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CB2 8DP

Ward
Petersfield
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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CB2 8DW30 mCB2 8DG70 mCB2 8DX90 mCB2 8BU100 mCB2 8DL100 mCB2 8DE100 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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