CB23 7EW postcode in Hardwick, Cambridgeshire

CB23 7EW is a postcode in Hardwick, in the Hardwick ward of South Cambridgeshire. It is in the South Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency and the Cambridgeshire police force area, and has been in use since November 2019.

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 CB23 7EW can get it Across South Cambridgeshire: 86% Typical price £470,000 Homes sold in CB23 7, last 12 months. ▼ 6% on the year before Nearest station Cambridge 9.3 km in a straight line

Where CB23 7EW is, and what is near it

Map of CB23 7EW and what is near it Map of CB23 7EW: its centre point, with the 198 other postcodes in the CB23 7 sector, 4 schools (3 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 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CB23 7AH: also in CB23 7CB23 7ER: also in CB23 7CB23 7ET: also in CB23 7CB23 7EU: also in CB23 7CB23 7EX: also in CB23 7CB23 7FQ: also in CB23 7CB23 7NS: also in CB23 7CB23 7QE: also in CB23 7CB23 7QF: also in CB23 7CB23 7QQ: also in CB23 7CB23 7QR: also in CB23 7CB23 7QS: also in CB23 7CB23 7QT: also in CB23 7CB23 7QU: also in CB23 7CB23 7QY: also in CB23 7CB23 7RE: also in CB23 7CB23 7WG: also in CB23 7CB23 7XA: also in CB23 7CB23 7XL: also in CB23 7CB23 7XN: also in CB23 7CB23 7XP: also in CB23 7CB23 7XR: also in CB23 7CB23 7XS: also in CB23 7CB23 7XT: also in CB23 7CB23 7XU: also in CB23 7CB23 7XX: also in CB23 7CB23 7XZ: also in CB23 7CB23 7YE: also in CB23 7 3 places, 1.7–6.1 kmComberton Surgery 2.2 kmBourn Surgery 4.7 kmCambridge station 9.3 kmCambridge South station 9.5 kmHardwick CB23 7EW Map of CB23 7EW and what is near it Map of CB23 7EW: its centre point, with the 198 other postcodes in the CB23 7 sector, 4 schools (3 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 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 3 places, 1.7–6.1 kmSchool 2.5 kmBourn Surgery 4.7 kmHardwick CB23 7EW
  • CB23 7EW
  • Other postcodes in CB23 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 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 52.2065, longitude 0.0025)

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 7EW?

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 7EW?

Every home and business at CB23 7EW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CB23 7EW 100% South Cambridgeshire 86%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CB23 7EW 100% South Cambridgeshire 98%
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 7EW?

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 7EW 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 7EW.

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 7EW: 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 7EW 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 7EW?

Homes in CB23 7 sold for a typical £470,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 87 sales, down 6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£470,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£500,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £635,000 39 sales
  • Semi-detached £433,750 30 sales
  • Terraced £332,500 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 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 7EW

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in CB23 7EW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 30 April 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 7EW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 820 homes in the neighbourhood around CB23 7EW. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band C. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (33%). 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 7EW

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 £1,973 (band B) to £4,227 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,254.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,691
Band Babout 80 (10%)£1,973
Band Cabout 260 (32%)£2,254
Band Dabout 160 (20%)£2,536
Band Eabout 180 (22%)£3,100
Band Fabout 110 (13%)£3,663
Band Gabout 30 (4%)£4,227
Band Hwithheld£5,073

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 22% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 33% 2020 or later

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 7EW is in (ONS area E01018252), 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 7EW?

The nearest open schools to CB23 7EW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near CB23 7EW, 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 7EW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CB23 7EW is Cambridge Rail Station, 9.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Cambridge Rail Station Railway station 9.3 kmDrive
  • Cambridge South Rail Station Railway station 9.5 kmDrive

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Portway Road, 270 m away.

More stations near CB23 7EW, 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 7EW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CB23 7EW, 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 7EW?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CB23 7EW 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 7EW?

The nearest to the centre of CB23 7EW, 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 7EW?

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 7EW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of CB23 7EW, 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 vets are near CB23 7EW?

The nearest vets to the centre of CB23 7EW 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 7EW in a conservation area?

The centre of CB23 7EW 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 7EW?

Police.uk records 19 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CB23 7EW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Burglary2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Drugs2 reports
Public order1 report

Also: criminal damage and arson 1, other theft 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 7EW

Ward
Hardwick
Parish
Hardwick
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Hardwick
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
November 2019

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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CB23 7 sector CB23 district CB postcode area Hardwick postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

CB23 7EX80 mCB23 7EU100 mCB23 7ER120 mCB23 7ET130 mCB23 7AH170 mCB23 7YE200 m
All of CB23

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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