CB21 5HL postcode in Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire

CB21 5HL is a postcode in Fulbourn, in the Fen Ditton & Fulbourn ward of South Cambridgeshire. It is in the South Cambridgeshire 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 can get it. South Cambridgeshire: 86% Typical price £490,000 Homes sold in CB21 5, last 12 months. ▼ 13.3% on the year before Nearest station Cambridge 5.5 km in a straight line

Where CB21 5HL is, and what is near it

Map of CB21 5HL and what is near it Map of CB21 5HL: its centre point, with the 148 other postcodes in the CB21 5 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. CB21 5AE: also in CB21 5CB21 5BG: also in CB21 5CB21 5BH: also in CB21 5CB21 5DR: also in CB21 5CB21 5DS: also in CB21 5CB21 5DT: also in CB21 5CB21 5DU: also in CB21 5CB21 5DX: also in CB21 5CB21 5EG: also in CB21 5CB21 5GA: also in CB21 5CB21 5HD: also in CB21 5CB21 5HF: also in CB21 5CB21 5HG: also in CB21 5CB21 5HH: also in CB21 5CB21 5HJ: also in CB21 5CB21 5HN: also in CB21 5CB21 5HQ: also in CB21 5CB21 5HS: also in CB21 5CB21 5HT: also in CB21 5CB21 5HU: also in CB21 5CB21 5HW: also in CB21 5CB21 5HY: also in CB21 5CB21 5RH: also in CB21 5 Bus stop 350 m2 bus stops, 350–400 mSchool 600 mSchool 700 m2 places, 2.6–5.5 kmCornford House Surgery 4.0 kmGP 4.4 kmFen Ditton & Fulbourn CB21 5HL Map of CB21 5HL and what is near it Map of CB21 5HL: its centre point, with the 148 other postcodes in the CB21 5 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 bus stops, 350–400 mSchool 700 mFulbourn CB21 5HL
  • CB21 5HL
  • Other postcodes in CB21 5: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 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 52.1813, longitude 0.2148)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CB21 5HL?

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 CB21 5HL?

Every home and business at CB21 5HL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

South Cambridgeshire: 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

South Cambridgeshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across South Cambridgeshire.

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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 CB21 5HL?

South Cambridgeshire District Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home 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 CB21 5HL 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 CB21 5HL.

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 South Cambridgeshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for CB21 5HL: 3,011 properties in South Cambridgeshire are at high risk (3.1% of all its properties). All the figures for South Cambridgeshire

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 CB21 5HL 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 CB21 5HL?

Homes in CB21 5 sold for a typical £490,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 53 sales, down 13.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£490,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£565,202 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 13.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £691,250 27 sales
  • Semi-detached £425,000 15 sales
  • Terraced £340,000 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CB21 district: a typical £461,000 from 166 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 CB21 5HL

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in CB21 5HL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 3 July 2026. The middle sale was £440,000, from £110,000 to £475,000. Across CB21 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £490,000. 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 CB21 5HL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around CB21 5HL. The largest share of them, 41%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (28%). 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 CB21 5HL

Band D in South Cambridgeshire for 2026‑27: £2,536. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,691 (band A) to £4,227 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,254.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,691
Band Babout 120 (16%)£1,973
Band Cabout 300 (41%)£2,254
Band Dabout 210 (29%)£2,536
Band Eabout 50 (7%)£3,100
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,663
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,227
Band Hfewer than 5£5,073

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 28% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 28% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for South Cambridgeshire 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 CB21 5HL is in (ONS area E01018242), 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 CB21 5HL?

The nearest open schools to CB21 5HL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CB21 5HL, 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 CB21 5HL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CB21 5HL is Cambridge Rail Station, 5.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Cambridge Rail Station Railway station 5.5 kmDrive
  • Cambridge South Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Windmill Lane, 76 m away.

More stations near CB21 5HL, 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 CB21 5HL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CB21 5HL, 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 CB21 5HL?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CB21 5HL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 2.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 2.5 kmCycle
  • eVolt Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 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 Map

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

Which dentists are near CB21 5HL?

The nearest to the centre of CB21 5HL, 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 CB21 5HL?

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 CB21 5HL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CB21 5HL, 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 CB21 5HL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CB21 5HL, 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 CB21 5HL?

The nearest vets to the centre of CB21 5HL 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 CB21 5HL in a conservation area?

The centre of CB21 5HL 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 CB21 5HL?

Police.uk records 32 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CB21 5HL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences16 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Other crime3 reports
Other theft2 reports
Possession of weapons2 reports

Also: burglary 1.

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 CB21 5HL

Ward
Fen Ditton & Fulbourn
Parish
Fulbourn
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Fulbourn
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CB21 5GA60 mCB21 5HW70 mCB21 5HN110 mCB21 5HH110 mCB21 5DT120 mCB21 5HU150 m
All of CB21

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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