CB23 5AP postcode in Cambourne, Cambridgeshire

CB23 5AP is a postcode in Cambourne, in the Cambourne ward of South Cambridgeshire. It is in the St Neots and Mid 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 £380,000 Homes sold in CB23 5, last 12 months. ▲ 2.7% on the year before Nearest station St Neots 12.1 km in a straight line

Where CB23 5AP is, and what is near it

Map of CB23 5AP and what is near it Map of CB23 5AP: its centre point, with the 64 other postcodes in the CB23 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. CB23 5AB: also in CB23 5CB23 5AD: also in CB23 5CB23 5AE: also in CB23 5CB23 5AF: also in CB23 5CB23 5AR: also in CB23 5CB23 5AS: also in CB23 5CB23 5AT: also in CB23 5CB23 5AU: also in CB23 5CB23 5AW: also in CB23 5CB23 5AX: also in CB23 5CB23 5BH: also in CB23 5CB23 5BL: also in CB23 5CB23 5BN: also in CB23 5CB23 5BP: also in CB23 5CB23 5BQ: also in CB23 5CB23 5DG: also in CB23 5CB23 5DQ: also in CB23 5CB23 5DT: also in CB23 5CB23 5DU: also in CB23 5CB23 5DY: also in CB23 5CB23 5DZ: also in CB23 5CB23 5EF: also in CB23 5CB23 5EG: also in CB23 5CB23 5EH: also in CB23 5CB23 5EJ: also in CB23 5CB23 5FA: also in CB23 5CB23 5FJ: also in CB23 5CB23 5FL: also in CB23 5CB23 5FN: also in CB23 5CB23 5FP: also in CB23 5CB23 5FR: also in CB23 5CB23 5FS: also in CB23 5CB23 5HT: also in CB23 5CB23 5HU: also in CB23 5CB23 5HW: also in CB23 5CB23 5JA: also in CB23 5CB23 5JB: also in CB23 5CB23 5JD: also in CB23 5CB23 5JF: also in CB23 5CB23 5JG: also in CB23 5CB23 5JH: also in CB23 5CB23 5JJ: also in CB23 5CB23 5JL: also in CB23 5CB23 5JQ: also in CB23 5CB23 5JR: also in CB23 5CB23 5JS: also in CB23 5CB23 5JT: also in CB23 5CB23 5JU: also in CB23 5 School 800 mBourn Surgery 2.5 kmPapworth Hall School 4.8 kmComberton Surgery 6.8 kmSt Neots station 12.1 kmCambourne CB23 5AP Map of CB23 5AP and what is near it Map of CB23 5AP: its centre point, with the 64 other postcodes in the CB23 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.1 kmBourn Surgery 2.5 kmComberton Surgery 6.8 kmCambourne CB23 5AP
  • CB23 5AP
  • Other postcodes in CB23 5: press one for its page
  • 4 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. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.2154, longitude -0.0714)

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 CB23 5AP?

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 CB23 5AP?

Every home and business at CB23 5AP 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.

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 CB23 5AP?

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 CB23 5AP 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 CB23 5AP.

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 CB23 5AP: 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 CB23 5AP 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 CB23 5AP?

Homes in CB23 5 sold for a typical £380,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 25 sales, up 2.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£380,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£370,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £425,000 10 sales
  • Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced £350,000 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole CB23 district: a typical £390,000 from 368 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 CB23 5AP

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CB23 5AP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 30 March 2026. 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 CB23 5AP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 620 homes in the neighbourhood around CB23 5AP. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (67%). 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 CB23 5AP

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 B, the most common, is £1,973.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,691
Band Babout 160 (26%)£1,973
Band Cabout 140 (23%)£2,254
Band Dabout 130 (21%)£2,536
Band Eabout 70 (11%)£3,100
Band Fabout 80 (13%)£3,663
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,227
Band Hfewer than 5£5,073

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 67% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982: 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 CB23 5AP is in (ONS area E01033114), 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 CB23 5AP?

The nearest open schools to CB23 5AP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CB23 5AP, 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 CB23 5AP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CB23 5AP is St Neots Rail Station, 12.1 km away in a straight line.

  • St Neots Rail Station Railway station 12.1 kmDrive
  • Shepreth Rail Station Railway station 13.3 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 Monkfield Park Primary School, 221 m away.

More stations near CB23 5AP, 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 CB23 5AP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CB23 5AP, 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 CB23 5AP?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CB23 5AP on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 CB23 5AP?

The nearest to the centre of CB23 5AP, 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 CB23 5AP?

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 CB23 5AP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CB23 5AP, 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 CB23 5AP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CB23 5AP, 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 CB23 5AP?

The nearest vets to the centre of CB23 5AP 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 CB23 5AP in a conservation area?

The centre of CB23 5AP 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 CB23 5AP?

Police.uk records 61 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CB23 5AP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences26 reports
Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Other theft5 reports
Vehicle crime4 reports
Public order3 reports

Also: shoplifting 3, other crime 2, burglary 1, drugs 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 CB23 5AP

Ward
Cambourne
Parish
Cambourne
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Cambourne
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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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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